GraphiCode

GraphiCode – PCB CAM & Electronics Manufacturing Software

GraphiCode develops professional software solutions for PCB design verification, Gerber viewing and editing, PCB fabrication, assembly programming, and electronics manufacturing.

GraphiCode software helps PCB designers, fabricators, assemblers, and electronics manufacturers view and analyze manufacturing data, edit Gerber and DXF files, prepare fabrication data, create assembly programs, and improve PCB manufacturing workflows.

GraphiCode Products

• GC-Prevue – Gerber and electronic manufacturing data viewer for verification, measurement, documentation, quoting, and revision management.
• GC-PrevuePlus – Gerber viewing, editing, data translation, and manufacturing data preparation with additional optional capabilities.
• GC-CAM Edit – PCB CAM editing software for photoplotting, drill and rout preparation, stencil manufacturing, panelization, and design modification.
• GC-PowerStation – Full CAM solution for PCB fabrication, manufacturing data preparation, DFM analysis, and production engineering.
• GC-PowerPlace – PCB assembly programming software for creating and verifying pick-and-place, ICT, and AOI production data.

GC-Prevue

GC-Prevue is GraphiCode's Gerber and electronic manufacturing data viewer. It enables PCB designers, manufacturers, assemblers, and purchasing teams to inspect manufacturing data without requiring the original PCB CAD application.

• View and print Gerber data
• Import AutoCAD DXF and DWG
• Measure distances between entities
• Verify PCB manufacturing data
• Create documentation and markups
• Support quoting and revision management workflows

GC-PrevuePlus

GC-PrevuePlus extends GC-Prevue with editing and data translation capabilities for users who need greater control over PCB manufacturing data.

• Gerber data editing
• Pad, trace, and drill editing
• Gerber-to-DXF conversion
• DXF-to-Gerber conversion
• Text creation
• Sketched pad conversion
• Silkscreen OCR
• Optional ODB++ import
• Optional Design Rule Checks (DRC)
• Optional assembly programming

GC-CAM Edit

GC-CAM Edit provides PCB manufacturing data editing and panelization capabilities for fabrication and stencil preparation workflows.

• Gerber and DXF editing
• PCB panelization
• Drill and rout preparation
• Stencil creation
• Data creation and modification
• Layer comparison
• Manufacturing data preparation

GC-PowerStation

GC-PowerStation is GraphiCode's comprehensive CAM software for PCB fabrication. It provides advanced tools for preparing, analyzing, editing, and optimizing manufacturing data before production.

• PCB fabrication CAM
• Gerber and manufacturing data editing
• Panelization
• NC drill and rout creation
• Design for Manufacturability (DFM) checks
• Netlist extraction and comparison
• Bare board test preparation
• Manufacturing data optimization

GC-PowerPlace

GC-PowerPlace is designed for PCB assembly operations. It combines graphical PCB manufacturing information with assembly data to help create and verify production programs.

• Pick-and-place program creation
• Component placement data generation
• ICT programming support
• AOI programming support
• Automatic centroid extraction
• BOM data import
• Silkscreen OCR
• Assembly analysis
• Testability analysis

Supported Manufacturing Data

GraphiCode products support a range of common PCB and electronics manufacturing data formats, with specific format support depending on the selected product.

• Gerber
• DXF and DWG
• NC data
• DPF and Fire 9000
• HPGL
• GraphiCode GWK, CWK and XWK
• ODB++ on supported products or configurations

PCB Data Verification

GraphiCode software enables engineering and manufacturing teams to visually inspect PCB manufacturing data before production. Users can review layers, measure features, inspect apertures and drill information, align layers, and query manufacturing data.

Gerber Editing & Data Conversion

Selected GraphiCode products provide editing and conversion capabilities for correcting or preparing manufacturing data without returning every modification to the original PCB design environment.

• Edit pads, traces, drills, and other features
• Create and modify manufacturing data
• Convert between supported manufacturing formats
• Align and register layers
• Prepare data for downstream manufacturing processes

PCB Design for Manufacturability

Advanced GraphiCode solutions provide DFM tools for identifying potential manufacturing issues before PCB fabrication.

• Pad-to-pad clearance checks
• Pad-to-trace clearance checks
• Trace-to-trace clearance checks
• Drill spacing checks
• Annular ring checks
• Solder mask checks
• Missing pad and drill checks
• DFM error review

PCB Fabrication & Assembly

GraphiCode provides solutions covering both PCB fabrication and electronics assembly workflows. This allows manufacturers to use PCB manufacturing data for fabrication preparation, assembly programming, inspection, and production engineering.

Typical Use Cases

• Viewing and verifying Gerber files
• PCB manufacturing data review
• Gerber editing and correction
• PCB panelization
• PCB fabrication CAM preparation
• DFM analysis
• Stencil preparation
• Pick-and-place program creation
• ICT and AOI data preparation
• PCB manufacturing documentation

Ideal For

• PCB manufacturers
• Electronics manufacturing services (EMS) companies
• PCB assembly companies
• PCB designers and engineers
• Contract manufacturers
• Stencil manufacturers
• Electronics production engineers
• Quality assurance and manufacturing engineering teams

Licensing

• Licensing varies according to the selected GraphiCode product.
• GC-Prevue and GC-PrevuePlus are available with annual subscription licensing.
• Network or floating licensing is available for supported products and configurations.
• Optional modules and capabilities may require additional licensing.

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The price displayed is for a single standalone licence. You must multiply the unit price by the quantity needed.

* ESD: Electronic Software Download.
All the products are digital in nature and are downloaded/shipped online. There will be no physical CD/manual.