Job Editor Menu > File Menu > New

Creates a new Custom Aperture.

Note: A custom aperture is a special shapes that may be used as flashes in gerber.

Command Sequence

1. Select menu: File | New | Custom Aperture

2. Type-in the Custom Aperture Name and press "OK". The Custom Aperture editor will be displayed.

Note: The custom aperture name must be unique within the active workspace.

Note: The Custom Aperture editor is used to create special shapes that may be used as flashes in the current DFM Now! workspace. Every DFM Now! workspace has its own internal custom aperture library. When importing Gerber files that contain custom apertures, DFM Now! adds them to the internal custom aperture library automatically. Custom aperture libraries may also be maintained as independent files for use from design to design.

Note: The Custom Aperture editor differs from the CAM Editor in a few ways. There is only one generic layer. Custom apertures may contain both positive (dark) and negative (clear) data. For example, a donut is created by having a positive outer circle with a negative inner circle. Positive and negative data can be stacked in any order, as long as you assign the correct composite level (located in the toolbar).