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Enlarge or reduce object sizes.  This feature is excellent for adding compensation to geometries that will be affected during manufacturing.

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Command Sequence

 

1. Select the objects that you want to apply Etch Compensation.

 

documentNote: This function requires that you select objects before proceeding.

documentNote: For more information about object selection see Viewing & Selection Basics

 

2. Select menu: Fabrication  | Etch Compensation...

 

3. Verify the compensation size (per side), and press OK.

 

4.  Fab3000 will now apply etch compensation to all selected objects.

 

documentNote: For Traces & Flashes, Fab3000 will replace the existing dcode with a larger or reduced dcode size.  For polygons, Fab3000 will offset the vertices.