Frontline Releases InCAM 2.32

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Enhanced Functionality

InCAM 2.32 delivers the following enhancements:

• Improved user interface including Pan by Mouse in the graphics area and the automatic saving of table column settings between InCAM sessions.
• Editor enhancements including the ability to define a precision value for copper area calculation, simplify lines/arcs, and an S&R table that fits up to 200 x 200 steps.
• Ability to adjust slot length in the Drill Tool Manager when tool size is changed.
• Signal Layer Repair improvements including the following options:
• To limit pad shaves below the original shape.
• To limit regular pad shaves by a specific value.
• Improved shrink lines/arcs repair.
• Improved Solder Mask Repair including applying a different clearance value for the embedded part of a split clearance.
• Numerous DFM enhancements enabling operators to perform faster and more accurate CAM.

About InCAM

InCAM is a comprehensive, innovative CAM solution for high-end manufacturers that combines editing and analysis with automatic design-for-manufacture optimization to perform high-precision CAM tooling, with maximum efficiency and speed — helping manufacturers achieve lasting profitability and a competitive edge. InCAM supports yield growth by enabling operators to multi-task and run advanced processes in the background, using the computer's multi-core CPU capabilities. Cycle time is dramatically shortened as colleagues team up on jobs in a data-secure, collaborative environment. InCAM delivers improved data integrity and fault indication by allowing interactive post-processing on selected DFM results. Operators enjoy a streamlined user interface and remarkably easy-to-use tools. In addition, backwards compatibility with Genesis 2000, for both data and automation, drives productivity even further.

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