PCB Viewer User Guide

The Detailed View window gives an interactive image of the view selected in the Buildup or Imported Layers window.

Features:

The Bird”s Eye View indicates with a red rectangle which part of the image is visible in the Detailed View.

Clicking in the window with the left mouse button zooms in.

Clicking in the window with the right mouse button zooms out.

Dragging the mouse in the window pans the image.

The mouse scroll wheel can also be used to zoom in and out.

When moving with the mouse pointer over the buildup elements or labels, the associated material is displayed at the bottom of the window.

By clicking on one of the labels, a view can be selected. The selected view is shown in the Detailed View and Bird”s Eye View.

Top View – Shows a view of the board from the top side. It shows the base material, top copper layer, top soldermask and top legend in realistic colors. The drill holes are subtracted from the view.

Layer View – Click any of the layer labels to get a view of the layer.

Combined Layer view – holding down the CTRL-key, you can select multiple layers (except top and bottom view) to see a combined layer view.

  • Bottom View – Shows a view of the board from the bottom side. It shows the base material, bottom copper layer, bottom soldermask and bottom legend in realistic colors. The drill holes are subtracted from the view.

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To simplify communication Eurocircuits uses abbreviations for many of these technical terms. Most of the technical terms and abbreviations are international standards in the Printed Circuit Board manufacturing industry. However to make it clear to everyone involved, we here present a list of technical terms and abbreviations along with their explanation.
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