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This unique feature is guaranteed to SAVE YOU UP TO 50% OFF on your Photoplotting service expenses, eliminate any operator errors (due to someone else wrongly mirroring or using wrong polarity - ie. Negative/Positive), and gets faster Turn-Around times. Within 4-5 jobs Fab3000's Film Wizard will have already paid for itself.
Film Wizard will automatically setup gerber layers for optimal film output. Excellent for anyone who needs to make Gerber or Postscript photoplots from their artwork.
Here's how it works:
Say for Instance you have just finished a design which contains 8 sperate layers for photoplotting. We'll also assume that your design image area is about 5"X7" (120mm X 175mm). If you were to send this design to your photoplotting service for film, you would probably be charged about $160 total ($20 per film X 8 layers = $160 total). Film Wizard will group this design into 2 larger film layers - each containing 4 of your original layers. Your cost using film wizard will now only be $80 total ($40 per larger film X 2 film layers).
Photoplotting services take your design and edit (mirror/polarity) each layer per customer instructions, group, & setup the individual layers onto one or more larger pieces of film. Then the larger film is sent directly to the photoplotter, and after plotting has completed, the large film is sliced up into smaller individual films which are then sold to you.
Film Wizard performs all editing (mirror/polarity), grouping, and panelization steps automatically! With just a few clicks you have saved 50%, eliminated any potential operator errors, and improved your film turn-around time.
Film Wizard Demonstration:
Assuming you have an 8 layer design, with an area of 5"X7" (120mm X 175mm). Choose a film size that will be able to hold at least 4 design layers. In this example a film size of 16" X 20" will work perfect. (You may contact your photoplotting service to determine what are acceptable film sizes to use for their photoplotting process)
Assign options that you want to appear on each film layer.
Crop Marks - make it easier for the photoplotting service to cut out individual films.
Add Header - Place sperate text for each layer. Text includes the layer name, and time.
Header Text - Additional text to place in the header.
Border Spacing - Minimum spacing per each individual film.
Display Film Box - For visual reference only.
Assign Polarity & Mirror options for each individual layer.
Click next to start the Film Wizard...
Below is the screen capture of the outputted layer(s) from Film Wizard. Notice that mirror and rotation have been included automatically!
At this point all you need to do now is export these "Film Wizard" layers to either Gerber or Postscript, and that's it!
You have just saved 50% on your photoplotter service expenses!