07-20-2020, 08:56 PM
More like the attached image here.
PDFs are useful but a boardview file lets you interlink between the schematic and the boardview/layout making for very quick testing/locating/repairing.
The people doing the layout works for you would be able to export the information from their current EDA files ( Fabmaster (FAB), Hyperlynx (HYP), Altium Designer / Protel (PCB/PCBDoc), IPC-D-356(A), and GenCAD (CAD) currently supported ).
![[Image: pine-boardview-example.jpg]](https://pldaniels.com/images/pine-boardview-example.jpg)
PDFs are useful but a boardview file lets you interlink between the schematic and the boardview/layout making for very quick testing/locating/repairing.
The people doing the layout works for you would be able to export the information from their current EDA files ( Fabmaster (FAB), Hyperlynx (HYP), Altium Designer / Protel (PCB/PCBDoc), IPC-D-356(A), and GenCAD (CAD) currently supported ).