EFA CAMverse › IPC-2581 viewer
Format guide · IPC-2581Received a DPMX file and no suitable tool at hand? EFA CAMverse opens IPC-2581 natively – no cloud upload – and shows layers, nets, stackup, components, panels and 3D.
IPC-2581 – the open industry standard: the complete product model in one XML file.
IPC-2581 is an open, vendor-neutral XML standard for the complete exchange of PCB design and manufacturing data in a single file. It describes layers, nets, padstacks, components, stackup, drills and manufacturing specifications in one schema-defined XML document.
It is published by IPC, the international electronics manufacturing trade association. The standard evolved from the older GenCAM (IPC-2511) and has been driven since 2011 by a broad industry consortium as a deliberately open alternative to ODB++ – also marketed as DPMX (“Digital Product Model Exchange”).
Download for free and install – a native Windows application (10/11, 64-bit), free to use as a viewer.
Open the file (.xml, .cvg, .zip) directly – the revision stored in the file (A/B/C) is read out. If the file has the .ipc extension, EFA CAMverse detects from the content whether it is IPC-2581 or an IPC-D-356 netlist.
Toggle layers, highlight nets with a double-click, read stackup and drill tables, inspect components – and switch to the 3D view with one click.
Toggle every layer and read the material build-up – if the explicit stackup block is missing, the stackup view is built from the layer roles.
Netlist pane with bidirectional highlight – double-click to zoom to a net. Drill tables show tools and diameters.
View the assembly data contained in the file: components with references, bounding rectangle and centre – the basis for assembly views and the bill of materials.
Panel files are displayed as well – the individual boards appear at their positions within the panel.
View the board in space – with components as 3D bodies, rotate and zoom freely.
A native Windows application – no cloud, no upload. Your manufacturing data stays on your machine.
Assembly views & variantsFrom the component data in the IPC-2581 file, EFA CAMverse generates the assembly print itself, component by component – instead of merely displaying a supplied drawing. That is why your customer's variant can truly be reproduced: components deselected for a variant are never drawn in the first place and disappear completely with body, pads and labelling – in 2D as well as 3D. More about assembly →
Pass on as GenCAD 1.4Read IPC-2581 and export it as GenCAD 1.4 – real conversion, not just viewing. Feed assembly, test and AOI environments that expect GenCAD straight from the DPMX file. All features →
IPC-2581 vs. ODB++Both carry an intelligent full model. The difference is governance: IPC-2581 is an open IPC standard anyone may implement freely – ODB++ is controlled by one vendor (Siemens EDA). Structurally, IPC-2581 is a single XML file while ODB++ is a directory tree. EFA CAMverse reads both. To the ODB++ guide →
Revisions & extensionsThe revisions A, B and C are stored in the file – EFA CAMverse follows IPC-2581C and reads the revision out. Note the .ipc extension: it is also used for IPC-D-356 netlists – EFA CAMverse distinguishes both by content. To the IPC-D-356 guide →
And when the next customer delivers something else: EFA CAMverse also opens eight more PCB/CAM formats – in the same tool, with the same way of working.
EFA CAMverse is free to use as a viewer – unlock advanced features whenever you need them. Native on Windows, your data stays local.
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