Full gerber X2 support
Cuprum comes in two versions; a Community and a Pro edition
Cuprum 4 can now show the net names of objects right on top of the object which allows a quick overview of which net runs where on the PCB.
A new aperture inspector enables full control of all properties of the aperture. If you just want to edit the aperture of a single object you can duplicate the aperture to avoid changing all other objects with the same aperture.
The new drill report shows a quick overview of the type and count of all drills.
Importing your company logo or a warning symbol is a breeze with the SVG image import option.
Net names
Show the net names right on top of the objects for super fast tracing.
Aperture inspector
Inspect and modify all aperture properties.
Drill report
Quick overview of the type and count of drills in the project.
SVG import
Easily import your company logo or a warning symbol onto your PCB.
Features
Cuprum is the first Gerber viewer for Mac with full Gerber X2 support, including verification of the MD5 checksum. Using the layer and object inspector all X2 attributes can be examined.
Besides Gerber X2 Cuprum can also import ODB++, Excellon and XNC. And when Cuprum detects a mismatch between the scale of your Excellon data and Gerber data, it wil try to make the Excellon data fit.
The new highlight connected copper command allows you to select a copper object, and Cuprum will highlight all copper that’s connected to it.
This works across all layers and dimming intensity can be varied.
Wondering what has changed between two revisions of a dataset?
The compare images function clearly shows the differences. The first two images on a layer are drawn either darker or lighter when there is a difference detected. Where the images are identical the normal layer color is displayed.
Quickly see which layer has changes using the differences count for each layer and jump right to a difference using a list of differences for each layer.
The drill report shows a list of all drill types and their count. This is useful when preparing for production where the cost of the PCB is largely dictated by the count and size of the drills.
Easily add your company logo or a warning sign to your PCB.
Using the SVG import option you can directly import SVG shapes into the document.
Of course, the shapes are exported to Gerber exactly as shown in the Cuprum document.
Various inspectors show the properties of the selected objects, apertures, layers, images and boards.
Most of these properties can also be modified.
Various tools are available for selection such as ‘Inside rectangle’, ‘Crossing line’ as well as ‘Connected Copper’.
Inspected objects can be filtered based on object type and layer.
From the object inspector, related objects can be selected, such as selecting all objects created with the same aperture.
For Gerber X2 files, selection is also possible based on Component, Pin and Net information, if supplied by the file.
Net names, when imported from e.g. Gerber, ODB++ or IPC-D-356 files, will show directly on their objects.
Using the object inspector or nets navigator you can rename nets or assign new nets to objects.
Have a complex board to review? The realistic rendering mode will show you better how the finished bare board will look like.
Advanced snap support with haptic feedback on Force Trackpads.
‘Object’ and ‘Boundary’ snap modes allow precise measurements when the distance to measure doesn’t start or end at an endpoint.
Export the document as Gerber. If your board house has trouble handling drill data in the Gerber X2 format you can choose to export the drill data in the XNC format, which is Excellon compatible.
The advanced settings allows precise control over how the data is exported.
With the QuickLook plugin you can preview your files in Finder and other applications.
Find hidden copper features, such as via’s in copper regions.
You can choose to view everything transparent or only the regions (copper pours).
Additionally, you can select a single layer to always be transparent.
Need to focus on a specific layer? In single layer mode you can dim other layers or turn them off completely, so the layer of interest stands out.
Dimmed layers can be drawn in color, grayscale or monochrome (all the same shade of gray).
Cuprum comes in two editions: Community and Pro. For downloads via the Mac App Store, the pro features are provided via an In App Purchase. For direct downloads they are available via a license key.
macOS 11 or higher is required. Some features require a higher version of macOS.
Imports: Gerber X2, Excellon/XNC
Features: Basic measurement, Basic selection tools, Single page printout
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Imports: Gerber X2, Excellon/XNC, ODB++, SVG
Exports: Gerber X2, XNC/Excellon
Features: Show/Edit net names (macOS 13+), Aperture inspector (macOS 14+) and navigator (macOS 12+), Nets navigator, Advanced measurements with snap, Selection tools (including crossing line, connected copper, related objects, clear objects), Highlighting connected copper, Additional view modes (all dark, invisible objects), Compare images, Multi page printout with background color, Drill report (macOS 12+), Type ahead command access
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