Revision

091208 Bug Fixed: require Acrobat Japanese font pack

131003 Modified: Drill import process don't ask importing to exist layer

131003 Add: Generate milling outlines - Don't make inner option

Contents

Basic Information

Installation
Registration
Starting Up
Exiting
Changing Applications
Screen
Change Unit (mm/inch)
Mouse Operation
Enter Coordinate
Layers
Aperture and Tool Settings
Select Elements

Importing Gerber File

Gerber IN
Drill IN
Aperture and Tool Settings
Load Aperture
Trouble Shooting
Move Holes
Delete
Move Boardoutline
Draw Boardoutline

Importing DXF File

DXF IN
Delete
Move Boardoutline
Draw Boardoutline
Draw Line
Polygon Fill
Multiple Polygon Fill
Importing Examples

Altium Designer (Protel) RS274X

Cadence OrCAD PCB Editor RS274X
Cadence OrCAD PCB Layout RS274X
Cadsoft EAGLE RS274X
CSi WinPCB RS274X
Designsoft TINA RS274X
Mentor Graphics PADS RS274X

Drawing with EASYCAD

Grid settings
Draw Boardoutline
Pad
Line&Pad
Print
Polygon Fill
Multiple Polygon Fill
SavePart
PlacePart
Change Attribute
Move Layer from Top to Bottom
Enlarge
Fonts
Text
Text to milling

Generating Milling data

Measure Distance
Auto Drill
Generate Outline
Generate Outline (Only Pads)
Generate Outline (Don't make inner)
Generate Outline (Negative)
Generate Rubout
Generate Routing
Milling Through Gap
Basic Information
Install Software

MITS Design Pro is the software for PCB design, converting data from other CAD system and
operating MITS machine.

PC Specifications:

OS: Windows XP/Vista/7/8 32bit/64bit

(Please note WinXP 64bit is not supported)
RS232C or USB port is required.

Install Procedures:

Open CD-ROM and then start Designpro_en_setup.exe.

Choose items in the list which you will see in the set-up procedures:

*Common component must be installed together with the applications.

It includes Converter and EASYCAD.

Choose one of the following applications related to your MITS machine:

*CAM-21RS controls FP-7A / FP-21A < including HP option>.
*CAM-Circuit2 controls Seven mini / Eleven-T < including HP option>.
*CAM-Lab controls Eleven Lab.
*CAM-Auto controls Auto Lab.
*CAM-T controls FP-21T < including HP option>.
*CAM-TP controls FP-21T Precision.
*CAM-Z controls Eleven Auto / FPZ-31AT / FPZ-73AT.
*Design View controls the camera on the machine.

Please check also Design View if the Fidicial Positioning Camera is equipped on the
machine.
Registration

Registration is necessary to continue to use MITS Design Pro and MITS machine.
When software is started without license, the registration dialog box will appear.

Please enter the license code provided from MITS

and then click Register to activate software.

Otherwise, click Trial use for 30 days trial.

MITS Electronics submit 2 type of license code:

- Activates optional EASYCAD
- No optional EASYCAD (Converter+CAM ONLY)

License Policy:
One license code of MITS Design Pro is included in a
MITS machine.
Using this license code, you can install MITS Design Pro
to your computer for operating MITS machine.
(Computer No.1 as shown in the illustration)

And using the same license code, you can install

MITS Design Pro to your another computer for
working with data for operating MITS machine.
(Computer No.2 as shown in the illustration)

So you can install MITS Design Pro to your two computers

with your 1st license code included in MITS machine.
If you need more license, please purchase license for each
computer.
(Computer No.3 and No.4 as shown in the illustration)
Start Up MITS Design Pro

To start up MITS Design Pro:

[Start] -> [Program] -> [Mits Design Pro] -> [Design Pro]
Exit MITS Design Pro

To exit MITS Design Pro:

click on Exit on File menu, or click on the Close Box at the right corner of the title bar.

Save tool table?

When Yes is clicked, the following settings are saved

and loaded next time software is started. :

Settings in Tool tables menu

Format options in Conv Prefs.menu

Click No and software won't save the tool table.

If you check Don't ask again and then choose Yes or No,
the dialog don't appear from the next time.
When you want to change this settings, please go to Work Prefs. -> System.
Design Pro Applications

There are three applications within the Design Pro software.

To change between applications, click on Application, located in the upper right hand corner.
EasyCAD and Converter have similar functions.
However, EasyCAD allows the user more access to manipulate the imported Gerber files.
EasyCAD also allows the user to create a layout, if the user does not have access to a PCB layout
software.
CAM-*** is used to control the machine for PCB fabrication.

EasyCAD : Provides full options of CAD commands.

Converter : Specialized for converting Gerber and DXF.
CAM-*** : Fablicates the board.
Screen

MITS Design Pro screen is shown as the illustration below:

1. Title bar
Displays the File Name during the work on the current file.

2. Menu bar
Displays the application menu.

3. Tool bar
Application functions are indicated by icon.
Functions are activated by clicking on them.
Tip help appears when the mouse corsor approaches the icon.

4. Mode Settings bar

*lets you set the layer and line No. you wish to use.
*lets you change the mouse recognition mode (Free, Grid, Point, Auto, On Line) .
*lets you change the unit of values (mm, inch)

5. Layer Panel
*lets you change the display of layers.(visibility, color and so on)
*lets you browse and change the tables of apertures and tools.
*lets you add and delete the layers.

6. Status bar
Instructions and messages concerning the operation appears in this space.
Change Unit (mm/inch)

Unit can be changed in the mode settings bar.

When Gerber file or DXF file is imported, the unit mode is automatically changed according to the
unit described in the Gerber/DXF file.
Please change unit manually if necessary.
Mouse Operation

What is happened by clicking left or right of mouse buttons depends on the situations you are
working.

When specifying a location:

Normally, the left button is used to specify a location on the screen when executing a command.
Use the right button to cancel a specified location.

Selection:
Click on an element or drag rectangle so that element(s) change its color. It is "selected".
Press ESC key to cancel the selection.

Right click to display pop-up which allows you the advanced selection methods:

Grouping Mask
Add linked elements
Cancel pop-up

When cutting a line:

Use the right button to cut a line when drawing a straight line or other type of line.
Entering Coordinates

When specifying points to indicate the locations of elements, home points and the like when
creating or otherwise working with drawings, you can specify the point by clicking on the screen, or
you can enter the coodinates of the point through the keyboard as follows:

Press the TAB key and the Enter Coordinates screen appears.

There are three possible ways to specify points through the keyboard. The distance in units can be
expressed in millimeters or inches. You can select the desired unit using the Mode Settings bar.

1. Enter the x,y coordinates from a Relative point. For example, enter:

100,100
The point specified will be the one that is 100 units along the x axis and 100 units along the
y axis from the point that was entered in the immediately previous operation.

2. Enter the x,y coordinates from an Absolute point. For example, enter:

@100,100
The point specified will be the one that i 100 units along the x axis and 100 units along the y
axis form point 0,0 (the absolute point).

3. Enter Relative Distance plus Arrow key to indicate direction. Example:

100->(Enter the distance in units and then the desired direction with the arrow key.)
A + mark will appear at the point 100 units from the relative point (the point that was entered
in the immediately previous operation) in the direction indicated by the arrow. If this point
indicated by + is acceptable. confirm by clicking OK or pressing the Return key.
Layers

In MITS Design Pro, there are 2 kinds of layers for pattern and Boardmaker.

Layers for Pattern:

These layers are prepared for drawing PCB layout. When the program is started, there is a couple
of Top and Bottom as default.
The layers are added each time Gerber and DXF data is imported from other CAD system. The
different patterns with different apertures are displayed at the same time in a screen.

Layers for Boardmaker

Milling layer, Drill layer and Routing layers are layers for boardmaker.
These layers cannot be added because of the operations in CAM application.

Relationship of Folder and Layer:

Each layer exists under its own folder and each folder has aperture table or tool table as
properties.:
The folder in which has layers for pattern has its aperture table.
The folder in which has layers for boardmaker has milling tool table, drill table or routing tool table.
Right click upon the folder and then click Properties displays table to be browsed and edited.
Aperture and Tool Settings

Basically, aperture tables and tool tables can be called up from the layer panel.
Right click -> Properties upon the folder will display the tables.

Aperture Table (Artwork)

Right click upon Shape field will display the pop-up to change the aperture shape.
Aperture shapes are based on the standard apertures of RS-274X format.
CIRCLE
RECTANGLE
OBLONG
POLYGON

Enter X, Y or Sides according to the aperture shape.

Shape: CIRCLE Shape: RECTANGLE

X:Line width or Land diameter X: X dimension  Y: Y dimension

Shape: OBLONG (OVAL) Shape: POLYGON

X: X dimension  Y: Y X: Outside dimension  sides:number of

dimension sides

Tool Table (Milling, Drill, Routing Tool) :

Tool table has no field of "Shape". Enter the diameter only.
Select Elements

The following operations let you to select the element(s).

Selection:
Click on an element or drag rectangle so that element(s) change its color. It is "selected".
Press ESC key to cancel the selection.

Right click to display pop-up which allows you the advanced selection methods:

Select filter
Select connected lines
Cancel pop-up

Select Elements and then Edit

When the element(s) are selected, you can use the following commands to edit them or show their
properties.

Delete, Copy (Parallel, Rotate, Mirror), Move(Parallel, Rotate, Mirror),

Change Properties, Show Properties

Appendix:
If these commands are clicked with nothing selected, it is also available. The commands will
prompt you to select element(s) and then right click to comfirm the selection will let you proceed
the next step.

Drag & Drop the selected element(s)

If the selected element(s) are dragged and then dropped in the drawing area, the location of the
element(s) will moved.
If the element(s) are dropped in the layer panel, the element(s) will be moved to the layer.

Hide Layer:
Elements in hide layer cannot be selected.
This rule makes it easier to set a layer hide before editing when there are elements which is not
necessary to be edited.
Importing Gerber File
Import Gerber Files

Drag and Drop Gerber files into EasyCAD or Converter

screen and import process will start.

Otherwise, go to File > Import > Gerber In

Select the file and click Open.

Gerber Settings:
A dialog box will appear showing Gerber format
settings.
When your Gerber is RS274X format, it is not
necessary to change settings.
Verify these parameters and click OK. When you
import multiple files, the dialog box will appear for
each file loaded.

All of the Gerber files should appear on the workspace and the
layer name will be added to the layer tree on the left side.

Import RS274D format:

When your Gerber is RS274D format, you need to edit the format settings in the dialog box.
It's also necessary to edit aperture list after your design appear on the screen

Single-Quadrant mode:
Usually check off this option.
When you import the old gerber file from Orcad
and arcs are converted into the wrong trace,
this option will help to convert correctly.
Import Drill File

Drag and Drop NC Drill file into EasyCAD or Converter screen and import process is started.

Otherwise, go to File > Import > Drill In

Select the file and click Open.

NC Drill Settings:
A dialog box will appear showing NC drill format settings.

Instead of editing the settings, click Detect format.

Software caliculate format so that drill should fit the Gerber layout
which is imported previously.
Please note this button doesn't appear when no Gerber layout is found for reference.

Click OK when setting is done and holes will appear on the screen and also the layer name is
added to the layer tree on the left side.

Auto detection of NC drill format may end up in wrong result. If you notice the hole layout
appear wrong, please import the drill file again and edit the correct format settings
manually.
Load Aperture List

When gerber data is RS274D format, you need to input aperture manually.
However, this program provides the load aperture function to help input works.
Load Aperture supports some of aperutre list and drill list from CAD system.

The operation of loading the aperture list is as follows:

Basically, aperture tables can be called up from the

layer panel.
Right click -> Properties upon the folder will display the
table.

In Aperture Editor screen, click Aperture file.

Load Aperture screen will be displayed.

Choose CAD name in the CAD List, click on Aperture in

List Type, and then click OK.
In the next screen, choose the aperture file and then
click OK.
The program will read the aperture file and then display
the parameters on the aperture screen.

The operation of loading the drill list is as follows:

When NC drill data is imported into the new layer, a drill

layer is added on the layer panel.
Right click -> Properties upon the folder will display the
table.

The rest of operations are mostly same as loading

aperture.
Please note that you should click on Drill in the List
Type field.
Conversion Trouble Shooting - Gerber / NC Drill

The shape and width of lines and pads are

different.
Check the settings of the aperture and drill table.

The size of the drawing is different.

Check Cordinate Format (integer and decimal value)
and Unit (inch or mm).

Lines appear that completely different from the

pattern drawing.
Check either Absolute or Incremental.

Some parts are normal, but some lines and holes seem completely wrong.
Check Zero suppress.
Regarding Gerber data, mostly Leading Zero Suppress is used.
Regarding NC drill data, Trailing Zero Suppress is used in some CAD system.
When Trailing Zero is suppressed, it means that any last zero(s) in a value are dropped
when the value is displayed.

With trailing zero(s) suppressed, X00127Y00254

they are displayed as... X001Y0015
X0035Y00042
X0825Y0026

With trailing zero(s) not suppressed, X00127Y00254

they are displayed as... X00100Y00150
X00350Y00042
X08250Y00260
Move Holes

In the event that the locations of holes and patterns do not coincide, you can move the locations of
holes so that they align correctly.

1. Drag rectangle with mouse so that holes are selected.

2. Set "Point" in the mode settings bar.

3.   Click this icon. (Move-Parallel)

4. Click on any one hole to become the reference for moving holes.

5. Click on the location where the holes are to be moved to, all the hole data will be moved
accordingly.
Delete

Click on an element or drag rectangle so that element(s) change its

color. It is "selected".

Click this icon to delete the selected data.

Move Board Outline to Another Layer

Move board outline to another layer when outline is drawn

in the same layer of pattern.

Right click on the folder in the layer panel and then choose
Add.

Enter layer name and then click OK to add layer.

Select the outline and then drag'n drop it into the layer
added in the layer panel.
Draw Board Outline

When no board outline in the drawing from Gerber and DXF, or when you start the new drawing
with EASYCAD,
add the layer to draw the board outline.

Right click on the folder in the layer panel and then choose
Add.

Enter layer name and then click OK to add another layer.

Choose the layer in the mode settings bar.

This icon lets you draw the rectangle.

Draw the rectangle by clicking on two diagonally opposite points.

Importing DXF File
DXF IN

Drag and Drop DXF file into MITS Design Pro screen and import process is started.

Otherwise, Choose File -> Import -> DXF IN

Select the file and click Open.

Aperture Setting:
Basically, DXF data has no width of line. However, data
need the line width like Gerber data in order to be milled.
This Converter program put D-code to DXF data in the
following rules:

DXF data D code

LINE,ARC D10
POINT D11

Polygon and Scale:

This screen lets you to select 2 options:
- Polyline and Circle is to be converted to filled polygon.
- Scale

If Polygon field is checked, Polyline and Circle in DXF data

is converted to filled polygon.
Filled polygon means "copper".
If Polygon field is not checked, these area is not filled
inside and segments are converted to D10 lines.

Also, the data size is converted according to Scale and Unit field.
Draw Line

Let's connect the inturrupted ends with line in the illustration below.

this icon lets you draw the line.

Set layer and Tool No. in the mode settings bar. Additionally, set "point" on the mouse mode.

Click on the end points of line to connect with line.

Right click lets you cut the line.
Polygon Fill

Select the closed drawings and then convert the drawings to polygon fill.

Click on an element or drag rectangle so that element(s)

change its color. It is "selected".

Click this icon to convert the drawings to polygon fill.

In order to fill, the original drawing needs to be a closed

loop.
The program display the triangle mark when the drawing is
not closed.
Fix the problem and try to fill again.
Multiple Polygon Fill

When the multiple drawings are selected, the program fill the outside dark,
clear the inside, and fill dark again the inside of the inside.

Original Selected Result

Importing Examples
Altium Designer (Protel) RS274X

The following sample files are stored in CD-ROM:

4port serial interface.GTL (Top Gerber)

4port serial interface.GBL (Bottom Gerber)
4port serial interface.GM1 (Board Outline Gerber)
4port serial interface.TXT (Drill)

- File extension *.GKO is also used for board outline.

Importing Gerber Files :

Drag and drop Gerber files into MITS Design Pro screen
and import process is started.
Otherwise, go to File > Import
> Gerber In
Select Gerber file and click Open.

Gerber Settings screen appears.

Not necessary to change. Click OK.
File will be loaded.

Importing Drill file :

Drag and drop NC drill file into MITS Design Pro screen and import process is started.
Otherwise, go to File > Import > Drill In. Select drill file and click Open.

Click Detect Format on the NC Drill settings screen.

Choose ..GTL layer for reference and then click OK.
Software will detect the most suitable settings
automatically.
Click OK when format is detected.

Click OK and drill file will be loaded.

If your drill data is exported with offset,

detect format function will try to shift holes
to make holes and pads meet.
However, please note caliculation may
fail sometimes.
If you see detect format function fails to
make holes and pads meet, go back to Altium
Designer and export Gerber files
again without option such as
[Center plot on film] or [offset].
Otherwise, you can move holes
on Design Pro screen manually.

Auto Drill :
Auto Drill re-assigns the tool No. of holes
to the standard tool table of the machine.
Click Auto Drill icon

Set Drill layer to "For drill"

And 4port....GM1 to "For PCB outline".
Click OK.

Auto Drill process will be done and the color of holes will be changed to white.
Cadence OrCAD PCB Editor RS274X

The following sample files are stored in CD-ROM:

Top.art (Top Gerber)

Bottom.art (Bottom Gerber)
BD_Line.art (Board Outline Gerber)
sample_R_ALL-1-2.drl (Drill)

Importing Gerber Files :

Drag and drop Gerber files into MITS Design Pro screen
and import process is started.
Otherwise, go to File > Import > Gerber In
Select Gerber file and click Open.

Gerber Settings screen appears.

Not necessary to change. Click OK.
File will be loaded.

Importing Drill file :

Drag and drop NC drill file into MITS Design Pro screen and import process is started.
Otherwise, go to File > Import > Drill In. Select drill file and click Open.

Click Detect Format button on the NC Drill settings

screen.
Choose TOP.ART layer for reference and then click
OK.
Software will detect the most suitable settings
automatically.
Click OK when format is detected.

Click OK and drill file will be loaded.

Auto Drill :
Auto Drill re-assigns the tool No. of holes
to the standard tool table of the machine.
Click Auto Drill icon

Set Drill layer to "For drill"

And BD_Line.art to "For PCB outline".
Click OK.

Auto Drill process will be done and the color of holes will be changed to white.
Cadence OrCAD PCB Layout RS274X

The following sample files are stored in CD-ROM:

Route6lay.top (Top Gerber)

Route6lay.bot (Bottom Gerber)
Truhole.tap (Drill)

(Sorry, these sample files miss board outline Gerber...)

Importing Gerber Files :

Drag and drop Gerber files into MITS Design Pro screen
and import process is started.
Otherwise, go to File > Import > Gerber In
Select Gerber file and click Open.

Gerber Settings screen appears.

Not necessary to change. Click OK.
File will be loaded.

Importing Drill file :

Drag and drop NC drill file into MITS Design Pro screen and import process is started.
Otherwise, go to File > Import > Drill In. Select drill file and click Open.

Click Detect Format button on the NC Drill settings

screen.
Choose ...top layer for reference and then click OK.
Software will detect the most suitable settings
automatically.
Click OK when format is detected.

Click OK and drill file will be loaded.

Auto Drill :
Auto Drill re-assigns the tool No. of holes
to the standard tool table of the machine.
Click Auto Drill icon

Set Drill layer to "For drill".

Click OK.

Auto Drill process will be done and the color of holes will be changed to white.
Cadsoft EAGLE RS274X

Sample data : Demo2.brd

File -> CAM Processor

In CAM Processor screen,

File -> Open -> Job -> gerb274x.cam

Turn off [Mirror] in Solder Side tab.

We need to export board outline Gerber.

Click Add at the bottom of screen.
Enter the following settings:

Enter "Boardoutline" in Section field.

Enter "*.out" as File extention
Select only 20 Dimension in layer list.
Click Process Job to export Gerber files.

Next step is export Drill file.

File -> Open -> Job -> excellon.cam

Not necessary to change the settings.

Just click Process Job to export Drill file.

The following sample files are stored in CD-ROM:

Demo2.cmp (Top Gerber)

Demo2.sol (Bottom Gerber)
Demo2.out (Board Outline Gerber)
Demo2.drd (Drill)

MITS Design Pro EASYCAD :

Importing Gerber Files :

Drag and drop Gerber files into MITS Design Pro screen
and import process is started.
Otherwise, go to File > Import > Gerber In
Select Gerber file and click Open.

Gerber Settings screen appears.

Not necessary to change. Click OK.

The file will be loaded.

Importing Drill file :
Drag and drop NC drill file into MITS Design Pro screen and import process is started.
Otherwise, go to File > Import > Drill In
Select drill file and click Open.

Click Detect Format button on the NC Drill settings

screen.
Choose ...cmp layer for reference and then click OK.
Software will detect the most suitable settings
automatically.
Click OK when format is detected.

Click OK and drill file will be loaded.

Auto Drill :
Auto Drill re-assigns the tool No. of holes
to the standard tool table of the machine.
Click Auto Drill icon

Set Drill layer to "For drill"

And Demo2.out to "For PCB outline".
Click OK.

Auto Drill process will be done and the color of holes will be changed to white.
CSi WinPCB RS274X

The following sample files are stored in CD-ROM:

Sample-L1.gbr (Top Gerber)

Sample-L16.gbr (Bottom Gerber)
Sample-4.gbr (Board Outline Gerber)
Excellon.drl (Drill)

File extention *.nct is also available for drill file.

However, we recommend *.drl because *.drl file contains
the information of tool diameter in the header.

Importing Gerber Files :

Drag and drop Gerber files into MITS Design Pro screen and import process is started.
Otherwise, go to File > Import > Gerber In
Select Gerber file and click Open.

Gerber Settings screen appears.

Not necessary to change. Click OK.
File will be loaded.

Importing Drill file :

Drag and drop NC drill file into MITS Design Pro screen and import process is started.
Otherwise, go to File > Import > Drill In. Select drill file and click Open.

Click Detect Format button on the NC Drill settings

screen.
Choose L1.gbr layer for reference and then click OK.
Software will detect the most suitable settings
automatically.
Click OK when format is detected.

Click OK and drill file will be loaded.

Auto Drill :
Auto Drill re-assigns the tool No. of holes
to the standard tool table of the machine.
Click Auto Drill icon

Set Drill layer to "For drill"

And BD_Line.art to "For PCB outline".
Click OK.

Auto Drill process will be done and the color of holes will be changed to white.
Designsoft TINA RS274X

This topic is written based on TINA 9.

Sample data :
microphone pre-amp.tpc

Choose File ¨ Export gerber file.

Enter File name and click save.

The following sample files are stored in CD-ROM:

Microphone pre-amp.TOP (Top Gerber)

Microphone pre-amp.drill_TOP_BOTTOM (Drill)

- Bottom Gerber file has the extention *.BOTTOM.

MITS Design Pro EASYCAD :

Importing Gerber Files :

Drag and drop Gerber files into MITS Design Pro screen
and import process is started.
Otherwise, go to File > Import > Gerber In
Select Gerber file and click Open.

Gerber Settings screen appears.

Not necessary to change. Click OK.
File will be loaded.

You may notice that board outline is contained together

with circuit layout (pads and track).
Since board outline should be in different layer from
pads and track, we can add another layer and move
board outline to the layer.
Please refer to the section Importing Gerber File >
Move Board Outline for detail operation.

Importing Drill file :

Drag and drop NC drill file into MITS Design Pro screen and import process is started.
Otherwise, go to File > Import > Drill In. Select drill file and click Open.

Click Detect Format button on the NC Drill settings

screen.
Choose ...TOP layer for reference and then click OK.
Software will detect the most suitable settings
automatically.
Click OK when format is detected.

Click OK and drill file will be loaded.

Auto Drill :
Auto Drill re-assigns the tool No. of holes
to the standard tool table of the machine.
Click Auto Drill icon

Set Drill layer to "For drill".

Set Board outline to "For PCB outline".
Click OK.

Auto Drill process will be done and the color of holes will be changed to white.
Mentor Graphics PADS RS274X

We have a lot of experience of

importing Gerber data and Drill
data exported from PADS.

However, we don't have sample

files to show the customers.

Importing Gerber Files :

Drag and drop Gerber files into MITS Design Pro screen
and import process is started.
Otherwise, go to File > Import > Gerber In
Select Gerber file and click Open.

Gerber Settings screen appears.

Not necessary to change. Click OK.
File will be loaded.

Importing Drill file :

Drag and drop NC drill file into MITS Design Pro screen and import process is started.
Otherwise, go to File > Import > Drill In
Select drill file and click Open.

Click Detect Format button on the NC Drill settings

screen.
Choose Gerber layer for reference and then click OK.
Software will detect the most suitable settings
automatically.
Click OK when format is detected.

Click OK and drill file will be loaded.

Auto Drill :
Auto Drill re-assigns the tool No. of holes
to the standard tool table of the machine.
Click Auto Drill icon

Set Drill layer to "For drill"

And Board outline layer to "For PCB outline".
Click Apply.

Auto Drill process will be done and the color of holes will be changed to white.
Drawing with EASYCAD
Grid Settings

Grid helps the operation such as drawing line, pad and parts.
It is convenient to set grid pitch same as IC pitch.

Choose Work Prefs. -> Grid.

Enter grid pitch.

Pad

This icon produces a pad on the screen.

Choose Grid in the mode settings bar.

And also, choose the desired pad to be drawn in the mode setting bar.

Specify the point for a pad.

Click on the location to draw the pad.

NOTE:
Pads can be drawn ONLY in Default(Top)(Bottom) and
Drill layer.
Line & Pad

This icon lets you draw line & pad.

When the icon is clicked, the Line Settings screen will appears.
Click Browse to select the line and pad you want to use.

Specify the routing start point (Top)

Click on the start point.

Specify the routing path (Top)

You can draw a line for the pattern on the top side.
Otherwise, double-click right after clicking on the start point.
And the message will change the routing path (Bottom) and you can draw a line on the
bottom side.
Right click lets you cut the line.
The drawings are displayed from Top side view, it means the drawing on the bottom side is
displayed mirrored on screen.

Double click lets you switch from Top side to Bottom side (or reverse way).
The pad that was selected in the Line Settings screen will automatically appear.

NOTE:
This command lets you draw the line and pad ONLY in Default layer (Top)(Bottom) and Drill layer.
Print

Prints out PCB data to the printer or the plotter.

Choose File -> Print.

Print size:
Choose whether program adjusts the print size according to the paper size or you specify the rate
by yourself.

Print Layers:
Check layers to be printted out.
Save Part

It is convenient to save the drawing as part data which is frequently used.

Click on an element or drag rectangle so that element(s) change its color.

It is selected.

Choose File -> Save Part.

Enter a name of part file and then Click SAVE.

Leave it blank if items in File Information screen are not needed.

Specify the reference point

Click the point on the screen you want to use as the reference point, or
specify the point by entering its coordinates.

NOTE:
ONLY the data in the following layers can be saved as part data.:
Default(Top)(Bottom), Mill(Top)(Bottom), Drill, Routing, Subsidery(Top)(Bottom)
Place Part

Lets you select part data that has already been saved and place it at a specified location

Choose File -> Place Part.

Select the part data file you want to use.
In Enter Angle screen, enter the angle at which the part is to be placed.
The entered angle rotates the part data counterclockwise on the center of the home point of the
part data.

0 degree 90 degree

Specify the placement point.

Click the point on the screen where you want to place the part, or specify the point by entering its
coordinates.
Change Attribute

Change Line Width - 1

This icon lets you change the layer attribute(s) of a specified group.

* Change attribute one by one.

* Change attribute of a specified group.

Set mode settings bar to indicate the layer and tool where the element is to go.

[Select an element] message appears in

status bar.
Click on the element to be changed.

Change Line Width - 2

When you want to change all the lines with 0.3 mm width to 0.5 mm width,
first you can click and confirm the information of the element using command.

[Select an element] message appears in status bar.

Click on the element to be changed.

Next, Right click -> properties on the folder to call up the aperture
editor screen.
Change the width 0.3 to 0.5 on D13. All the D13 data will change
its size to 0.5mm.
Move Layer from Top to Bottom

When you want to move the drawings on Top layer to Bottom layer....

For example, draw something on Top Layer on Default folder.

Select the drawings and drag'n drop on Bottom layer.

The data will be moved to Bottom layer.
Enlarge

When you want to change the size of drawings...

Select the drawings and click the icon

Enter Ratio and click on the reference point to change the size of drawings.
Take care that the distances or lengths are to be changed but the tool size are not to be changed.
Fonts

This software allows you to use the following 2 type of fonts:

1. Stroke fonts
It is consists of center lines of character.
Alphabet and numeric characters only.

2. Outline fonts
It supports TrueType fonts.

It requires the following settings in advance to use fonts.

Choose Work Prefs. -> Fonts and then register font in

the screen.

Click any line in the list and it will turn blue.

If you want to register stroke font, click [stroke font]
button in the right of the sreen.

If you want to register truetype font, click [Add]/[Change]

button to display the list of truetype fonts.
And then choose any fonts you like.

In order to import Flash for Windows data, it is recommended to set this screen same as
Flashwin settings. Please refer to Work Prefs. -> Fonts in Flashwin menu.

Close the Font settings.

Choose Work Prefs. -> Text.

Choose any font you like in the font list and enter height
and width of character.

When you make text on your drawings in EasyCAD, this

font settings are used as default.
Also, when you import DXF file in EasyCAD/Converter, this font are to be applied on the text in
DXF file.
Input Text (EasyCAD Only)

This icon lets you produce character string data.

Set the layer for the new text data on the Mode Setting Bar.

Specify location for comment.

Click on the location where the character string is to be produced, or enter its coordinates.

Input comment and other settings in the dialogue.

The following parameters are invalid when text is written using stroke font:
Bold, Italic, Under Line, Strike Out
Text to Milling Data

Text string cannot be treated as line segment or arc.

It is necessary to de-assemble the text string to lines or arcs in order to mill text.

This icon lets you put a line segment or arc in place of text string.

1. Text with Stroke fonts:

Choose Mill(Top) or (Bottom) layer in the mode settings bar. Also choose any tool diameter in the
list box on the right side of the layer list box.

Click deassemble text icon and click on the text to be milled.

It is converted to lines and arcs and moved to mill layer.

2. Text with Outline fonts:

Click deassemble text icon and click on the text.

The text string is converted to the polygon data in the same layer where it used to be.

When you generate milling data on this layer, the milling data will be generated around the text
string same as other pattern data.
Generating Milling data
Measure Distance

Measure the minimum gap between 2 elements in the designed pattern.

It will help to decide what diameter is recommended when generating milling outlines.

This icon lets you measure the distance of 2 elements.

Click on 2 elements to be measured. And the display returns 2 values.

Distance: between the centers of the 2 elements.

Closest: between their nearest points.
Auto Drill

Click Auto Drill icon, located on the toolbar.

A Drill & Outline Generation Setting dialog box will appear.

Layer:
Select the For Drill radio button for the drill
layer and For Outline radio button for the
board outline layer.

Tolerance and Max Diameter:

Set the following parameters to:

a. Tolerance Drill Diam. minus: 0.030mm or 0.0015"

b. Tolerance Drill Diam. plus: 0.030mm or 0.0015"
c. Max Diameter: 1.5mm or 0.063"

Click Apply. All of the larger than 1.5mm (0.063") max diameter hole will appear as a board outline
and be routed with the 1.5mm (0.063") contour router during fabrication.
All holes with a diameter smaller than 1.5mm (0.063") will appear as white dots and be drilled with
the appropriate tools from the drill list.

How Tolerance works:

For example, 0.032 inch is 0.812 mm in metric unit. 0.040 inch is 1.016 mm in metric unit.
Tolerance is necessary to sort and merge the drill diameter with small integer value.

For example again, there are 0.8mm and 1.0mm in the drill table.
When 0.030mm is set in the minus and plus tolerance field, some circles and flashes between
0.770 and 0.830 in metric unit will be merged to 0.8mm drill data. Some between 0.970 and 1.030
mm diameter will be merged into 1.0 mm drill data.
Generating Milling Outlines

The milling machine cuts the outlines of pads and traces in your circuit board.
It is known as PCB isolation milling and this command creates the tool path for MITS machine.

Click this icon and Generate Milling Outlines dialog box will appear.

Layer:
Set Layer Type to Pattern Top. Software will
generate the milling outline for Top side based on the
layer assigned as Pattern Top. The outline will be
stored in Milling Top layer.

When you set Pattern Bottom for Layer Type, software will generate the milling outline for
Bottom side. The outline will be stored in Milling Bottom layer.

You will see PCB outline in the list box of Layer Type. This layer type is used by Rubout
generation commands as well as Routing generation commands. These commands are explained
later in this guide.

Number of Passes:
The larger this value is, the wider milling path you will get. It
makes easier for soldering work.
On the other hand, more time will be required for data processing and machine operation. We
recommend 2 or 3 times.

Overlap Ratio(%):
This value is available when No. of Passes value is larger than 2.
The recommended value is 35%. However, it depends on the milling width and the tool bit shape.
Small ratio could produce the remain of copper.

Tools:
Click Browse to select tool No. (tool diameter = milling
width)
* Select the tool diameter (milling width) smaller than
the minimum gap in your design.
When Number of Passes is larger than 2, select tool No. for the 2nd and 3rd times as well.
* Please note the milling machine will start to cut from smaller tool No. to bigger No. (not diameter)
Generating Milling Outlines - Mill Only Pads from 2nd Time

1 pass 3 passes 3 passes and mill only pads

(Center line display)

This icon lets you change the display of width: Fill, Center Line, Ball&Stick
Generating Milling Outlines - Don't make inner

Usually milling outline is generated around the outer of your design and the inner as well. When
Don't make inner option is checked, the inner outline path is not generated.
This option is located in Detail tab in milling outline generation dialog box.

Don't make inner:

Not checked Checked

Generating Milling Outlines (Negative)

Negative Data:
When you want to make a multilayer board, your gerber files of inner layer may be exported with
negative polarity.
In this case, the milling outlines need to be generated with inverse direction.

In order to generate milling outlines for negative gerber.

check Negative Data in Detail tab.

Plus, please select options for how to select rubout

area, whatever you want rubout or not.
Software provide Rectangle or PCB outline layer for specifying rubout area.

When Rectangle is selected as rubout area,

Software will invite you to specify area after OK button is clicked
in the generation dialog box,
You can click on the location first when Specify first corner
message appears and then click on another location when
Specify opposite corner message appears.

When PCB outline layer is selected as rubout area,

software will search the closed drawing in the layer which is assigned as PCB outline for layer
type.
and the closed drawing found will be applied as rubout area.
Generating Rubout Data

This command generates rubout data in your design after milling outlines have been generated.
Please make sure milling outlines is generated in advance to generate rubout data.

This icon lets you generate rubout data.

Rubout for:
Select Top, Bottom or Both side on which rubout data is generated.

Rubout Tools:
Software will optimize the tool path so that large area is milled with large tool and small area is
milled with small tool. Please check the tool to be used.

Overlap ratio:
Rubout data should be overlapped to some extent to reduce unnecessary copper left behind. The
recommended value is 30%.

Minimum Length:
Minimum Length reduces the milling time but increaces chance to get unnecessary copper left
behind. Recommended value is 0 or 0.1mm.

Direction:
Select zigzag direction X or Y.

Area Specified using:

Software provides several options for how to specify rubout area:

Rectangle:
Click OK in Generation Settings dialog. Software invites you to specify rubout area before
generating data.
 To specify the rubout area using rectangle option, click on
first corner of rectangle when Specify first corner
message appears (it appears after click OK in Settings
dialog) and then click on the opposite corner of rectangle
when Specify opposite corner messages appears.

PCB outline layer:

When PCB outline layer is selected as rubout area, software will search the closed drawing in the
layer which is assigned as PCB outline for layer type and then make rubout data in the closed
drawing.

Rubout layer:
When Rubout layer is selected as rubout area, software will search the closed drawing in the layer
which is assigned as Rubout area for layer type and then make rubout data in the closed
drawing.
Generating Contour Routing Data

This icon lets you generate contour routing data.

Layer:
Set "Layer Type" to "PCB outline". The program will search the closed figure to generate contour
routing data.
The generated data will be stored in the Routing layer.

For Outside:
Click Browse to select the tool No. for routing outside of the board.

For Inside:
Select the tool No. when the data contains the area to be routing inside the board.
Tool No. "For Inside" should be smaller than one "For Outside" because contour routing will
process smaller tool No. first.
Milling Through the Gap (EASY CAD Only)

This command generates milling lines through the gap.

It is helpful for small tool bit to run the minimum path and extend the tool life.

Milling outlines cannot enter the gap which is narrower than the tool
diameter.

Milling through the gap create the tool path to enter this gap.

Please note that this command cannot always create the tool path
for the all kind of gap. It depends on the layout of patterns.

Operation:

Click the icon of Milling Through the Gap

Select the tool diameter and click apply.

Tolerance:
This value is referred together with the selected tool diameter in caliculating the gap.

Extended length:
To extend milling line may prevent the remain of cut.