Autotronik UCAD

AUTOTRONIK Fully Automatic Pick & Place Machine
APPENDIX N Universal CAD conversion_V1.5

(OPTIONAL)
The CAD software accepts any ASCII file that has following information:
Location (Reference Designator)
Part Type
Package (optional)
X and Y center coordinates
Rotation
Layer (optional)
Remark (optional)
This information can be in one or in two separate files. If you have two file one file should have the
Location (Reference Designator), X and Y and Rotation and the Layer top or bottom (for two sided
boards).
The second file should be the BOM with the Part Type, Package (optional) and the Locations for each
part type.
Below is an example of a conversion with two files:
Open the CAD program and open your CAD file in the section of the screen. If your CAD file has all
the information in one file you do not have to open a BOM file. In this example we also open a BOM file.
Click on the icon once you loaded your file(s).
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Remark: when program the same CAD file, only need to select the same set up file on “select set up file”
SETUP
The Setup Wizard opens and on the first screen you can select in which line the actual data starts. In our
example it starts in line 2. You can also select the end line . The default is set to EoF (end of file) which
detects the first empty line automatically. If you want to select your line by the line number you can
uncheck the EoF box and type in the line number manually.
You also select the delimiter here that is used in your file. You can select multiple delimiters if necessary.
In our example it is “Tab”.
Some special file, user can input the character by manual, for example
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Enable the “or” and input the character by manual, e.g. *deli* (Attention to case-sensitive)
Press the “Next” button to go to the next screen.
On the next screen you select which information is in each column.

Highlight the column you want to change and click on the matching button in the list.
In our example we only have the Location, X, Y and Rotation. We also have a line number column which
is useless for our conversion. This column will be assigned as “Null”.
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In this screen with the drop down menu you select which units your CAD file uses (mills, mm, inch…).
You can also define your scale manually in case your units are neither of the drop down menu.
In our example our units are mm.
Length Unit: can select mm, 1/100mm, inch, mil, or Define by yourself
If you have a top and a bottom layer you will choose which character in you CAD file indicates the
different layers.
The program will display an outline of the board with the components on it.
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Click this button for CAD coordinate by counter-clockwise
Click this button for get a PCB mirror
In most CAD files the bottom side of a board has to be mirrored.
CAD coordinate can select 0, 90, 180, 270 degree

If you do not have a BOM file loaded software will go to save setup file.
If you have a BOM file continue on the setup.
In this screen we select the start line and delimiters of the BOM file like we did with our CAD file.
In our example or first line with data is again 2 so we set the “Stat Line” to 2 and our delimiter is Tab.
Notice that our BOM file lists the locations (reference designators) in different ways. In one line it assigns
a range of locations to a part name and in other lines it assigns the locations individually separated by
commas.
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The conversion software will automatically detect those and process the required action automatically.
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In this screen we assign the different columns of the BOM file.

In our example our reference locations are all in one column. Depending on your BOM file you might
have more columns that need to be assigned with the “Ref. Location”.
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In this screen you have three different Tabs on the left side of the screen.
With the CAD tab you can verify that all the locations were assigned a component. Locations that were
not assigned with any part type will have “UNKNOWN’ in the “Component” column.
In our example only our fiducial marks have no part type assigned.
See the next page for the BOM tab.
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Here is the information in the BOM tab.

This screen just shows you the imported BOM list.
This is just for verification. You can not make any changes here.
See the next page for the parameter tab.
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In the parameter tab you can adjust the settings for the conversion of your BOM file. The default settings
are applicable for most BOM files.
You can change the reference location separators in case they are different in your BOM file.
“BOM & CAD Coalition”

Import all --- import all the BOM data to CAD
Only import to empty component --- import the data while the component column of CAD file is empty.
“BOM Character” --- select the list separator for location column of BOM data
“Reference location Allow Multi Line” --- Reference location allow multi line, as below picture,
Comment 103P and Components (Reference location) have multi line data
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This is the last screen of the setup. Here you can save all the settings and use these settings on your
next conversion if your CAD and BOM file structure is the same.
Type a name into the “Save setup file” box and click the Save icon next to it.
Another window will pop up to confirm the name. Click “OK” to confirm.
Remark: enable will delete all coordinate with 0 values.
Press the “Complete” button to go back to the main screen of the CAD conversion software.
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CONVERSION
After completing the setup you will do the actual conversion of the file.
You CAD file is still loaded. If the setup was already done before, you need to load you CAD file in the
main screen and if applicable the BOM file (see the before description).
Click on to start.
You can click on the “diagonal” button to let the program find two points that are furthest apart.
In our example we have dedicated reference points that we chose with the drop down menu. Since they
are dedicated references we do not put a check mark besides “Import to Place data”. If you use
component locations as your references you have to put a check mark there.
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PCB DATA
Description ----- input the PCB Description
PCB Size ----- input the PCB width and length
PCB Height ----- input the PCB height
Change the size will change the Board Data view
1st Ref.to A = distance of PCB to the 1st reference point that on PCB right corner
1st Ref.to B = distance of PCB to the 1st reference point that on PCB right corner
Reference Type
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Use Fiducial ----- Use Fiducial
Use Board Offset Pts. ----- Use Board Offset Pts
All Board Offset Pts ----- Use all Board Offset Pts
Reference Use
Select use 1-reference point or 2-reference points for

your P&P file
Ref：Pt1 the 1st reference point, can be selected from pull down button
Ref：Pt2 the 2nd reference point
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Click for select two points of cater-corner for reference points
Board data
Board Matrix ----- setup the number of PCB in X & Y direction.
Click to modify the boards Ref. Pts. by manual key-in.

User can modify the reference point location on Reference Point Tab, or modify the coordinate and angle
of Board on Board Layout Tab
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In this screen you can choose placements that do not need to be downloaded by pressing on the “Check
Box” button. Then you can remove the check mark in the “Input” column which will switch the “Yes” to a
“No” and the program will not add this line to the output file.
You can also replace component names, packages or location references.
For example you can type in the current component name and then the name you want to replace it with.
Then you press “Replace All” and the program will find all the matching names and replace it with the
new one.
With the “Find” button you can find a Location, a Component or Package.
Click or to find and replace.
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In this screen you can match ID’s that you already programmed in the pick & place software or match
packages from the component library to the package name in you CAD file.
If the Component name and the Package name of your CAD file matches the component and package
name in the pick & place software, the program will automatically fill in these fields.
If they are not matchine you can press the “Search lib” button which will give you the list of all packages
in the library and the components in your CAD file.
In the “Feed” column you have to select the feeder type with the drop down menu for the different
components.
Standard tools
Click to create the UFTB feeder
Click to delete the UFTB feeder
Click to enter the Lib menu to search the library
Click to search the I.D and load.
Click to lock all of “input” column for “YES” or set “NO” by manual.
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Click to change tools display

Other tools
Click to multiply the component

（Remark: only the quantity of component more then 1pcs then this button can be used）
Click to Unite the component that multiply before
Click to find
Click to enter the replace
Click to import the P&P data (import from DATA1 folder)
By pressing the “Import P&P” you can load the existing file and if the component and package matches
the one of your CAD file it will automatically assign the feeder where the part is plugged in at the
moment.
Click to setup the library, below frame will be shown
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Select the component at right side, and then select the library at left side, click the library will auto
fill in.
Layer is the layer for search, the higher is 4.

Refer to is what will refer. Now we refer to component.
Priority Nozzle is the type for Nozzle, now we search the white Nozzle.
In Allas Tables is for Mix the component and library, when enable this, will be
enable also
Click to enter
select the mix library and component, then all component will
select the library automatic.
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Click will show all the data that Mix before
In this screen you can select the feeder locations. You can do this manually if you already loaded all the
feeders into the machine or you can have the machine automatically assign the feeder locations by
pressing the “optimize” button.
You can also look at a virtual image of the feeder layout or the PCB layout.
Click to optimize
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Specify pick Assign：

Manual assign pick data --- Only optimize the component that set “YES” before on “INPUT” column, will
not optimize the feeder position of “NO”
Auto assign all pick data --- will optimize all of component. A message will be shown for confirm “The
current all pick data may change. are you sure you want to continue?”
Precedence Use I.D pick --- Precedence Use I.D that set in feeder before
Click to view the PCB overlay
Click to view the feeder overview
Click to find
Click to lock all of input column for “YES” or set “NO” by manual
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This will be the last screen of the CAD conversion.

Here you can type in your file name and other information that you want to be associated with that
particular board.
Click the “Save” button to save the file and it will save it into the default directory.
After saving the file close the CAD conversion software and open the pick & place software.
Load the converted file and go to PCB setup to learn the placement height.
Then learn the reference points.
Go to the place file and check the placement rotations.
Go to the pick file and verify the pick locations. You will have to change the pick locations for feeders
other than 8mm feeders.
Create any components that are not in the library yet.
Now you are ready for the first production run.
Check the first board thoroughly for any faults.
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Procedure for matrix board expansion
Preparation:
The following is an example of the matrix board:
Refer to the above whole matrix PCB, it’s a 20 X 2 matrix board (equal to one 4 X 1 small board then X5
rows X 2 columns PCB). In P & P software, user should setup a single small PCB data first then save
the data to become to dbf(P & P) file.
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User can locate the target dbf(P & P) file under C:\WW683VXX\DATA1. If user need to export the dbf file
to become the txt file for UCAD purpose / run on other type’s machine. User can select “Export TEXT
file” from the P & P software.
User can save the current P & P file to TEXT file by select “Yes” button or select “No” button to cancel.
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After select the “Yes’ Button, the file will be saved in the default file path C:\WW683VXX\CAD or user can
select the other file path to save the file.
Select “Exit” button to exit the P & P software.
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Board expansion:
1. Access the file path C:\WW683VXX, select UCAD.exe then the program will startup
automatically.
2. Select “Load CAD” button for load the txt file or select “Import button to load the dbf file.
From step 3 to step 9 is the txt file setup for UCAD software. No need to
perform if user load the dbf file. For dbf file, go to step 10.
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3. The following is the example for load the txt file. Select the target file then select the
“Open” button.
4. After select the “Open” button, the following screen will be displayed. User can
confirmthe file is correct under this platform. After confirm the file is correct, select the
“Set up” button to perform the setup (for txt file only).
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5. Setup the start line and the delimiter. For the start line, normally it will setup the
reference point line. After setup, select the “Next” button to continue.
6. Select the correct data type for each column.
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The following is the example for the data type setup. Select “Next” button to continue
after setup.
7. Setup the length unit, top layer and bottom layer if needed. Normally use the default
setting should be enough. Select the “Next” button after setup.
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8. The system will show all the setup data for user’s reference. If no problem was found.
Select “Next” button to continue.
9. The UCAD software will alert user the setup is completed. Select “Complete” button to
complete the setup.
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10. Select the “Conversion” button to start the board expansion conversion for the txt file or
the bdf file.
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11. Check the PCB Data, reference type, reference Use, etc to confirm the data is correct.
As refer the above example, our txt / dbf data is setup for a single small PCB board only.
So,at this moment the board pitch for X & Y and the board matrix for X & Y is follow the
single small PCB board data only.
As the matrix board is a 20 X 2 matrix board(equal to one 4 X 1 small board then X 5

rows X 2 columns PCB). First user is need to setup the board matrix to become X=4
and Y=1 to expand the single small board data to a 4 X 1 matrix board data. Setup the
correct board pitch or X and Y (user need to measure it manually then input the data).
Select the button to update the board pitch. After setup is completed, select
“Modify Board” button to continue.
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12. Select the “Multi-board expansion” button to expand the board data.
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13. As refer to our example. Currently the board data is already expanded from a single
small PCB board data to a 4 X 1 matrix board data. In this platform, user can expand
the board data from 4 X 1 matrix board data to 4 X 1 small board then X5 rows X 2
columns matrix PCB’s data(equal to 20 X 2 matrix board). As refer to the above
example, In the “Expansion X =” field, input “5” then in the “Expansion Y=” field, input
“2”. After input the data, the system will calculate the “After expansion X & Y” data to 20
X 2.
Remember to setup the Expansion Pitch Value of the X & Y. On step 11, the board
pitch data of the 4 X 1 board for X & Y is 20 & around 60. Normally user should setup
the pitch board data in this platform is 80(20 X 5) & 60. As it’s got the board pitch
between every 4 X 1 small board, so we need to setup more than the actual value.
User can measure and input the actual value of the board pitch between every 4 X 1
small board or put the estimate board pitch value in this platform. Normally the value
should be around 5 more than the actual pitch board value.
14. After setup, select the “OK” button to continue. The system will display the board layout
information. Select the “OK” button to continue if no problem was found.
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15. User can observe the board data is already change to the target matrix board data 20 X
2 and the board image is displayed for user’s reference. Select the “Next” button to
continue.
16. Check the “Placement” data, select the “Next” button if no problem was found.
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17. Check the “Component” data, select the “Next” button if no problem was found.
18. Check the “Pick – Feeder Position” data, select the “Next” button if no problem was
found.
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19. Save the TXT or DBF file by select the “Save” button. The default save file path is
C:WW683VXX\DATA 1. User can select “Other” to change the save drive disk, but the
file path name cannot modify.
20. Load the dbf file in P & P software to continue the operation or put the TXT file to other
platform for user usage.
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AUTOTRONIK Fully Automatic Pick & Place Machine

APPENDIX N Universal CAD conversion_V1.5

Below is an example of a conversion with two files:

Click on the icon once you loaded your file(s).

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Press the “Next” button to go to the next screen.

On the next screen you select which information is in each column.

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Press the “Next” button to go to the next screen.

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Click this button for CAD coordinate by counter-clockwise

Click this button for get a PCB mirror

In most CAD files the bottom side of a board has to be mirrored.

CAD coordinate can select 0, 90, 180, 270 degree

Press the “Next” button to go to the next screen.

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Press the “Next” button to go to the next screen.

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In this screen we assign the different columns of the BOM file.

Press the “Next” button to go to the next screen.

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See the next page for the BOM tab.

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Here is the information in the BOM tab.

See the next page for the parameter tab.

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“BOM & CAD Coalition”

Press the “Next” button to go to the next screen.

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Remark: enable will delete all coordinate with 0 values.

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PCB Height ----- input the PCB height

Change the size will change the Board Data view

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Use Fiducial ----- Use Fiducial

Use Board Offset Pts. ----- Use Board Offset Pts

Select use 1-reference point or 2-reference points for

Ref：Pt2 the 2nd reference point

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Click for select two points of cater-corner for reference points

Click to modify the boards Ref. Pts. by manual key-in.

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Click or to find and replace.

Press the “Next” button to go to the next screen.

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Click to create the UFTB feeder

Click to delete the UFTB feeder

Click to enter the Lib menu to search the library

Click to search the I.D and load.

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Click to change tools display

Click to multiply the component

Click to Unite the component that multiply before