EFA CAMverse › IPC-2581 viewer
NewDXF and GenCAD – for production, test field and EFA SmartSuite→ 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 – even if the file contains no explicit stackup.
Netlist pane with bidirectional highlight – double-click to zoom to a net. Drill tables show tools and diameters.
All components with reference, value, package and every attribute – including the BOM data of the file; for bill of materials, quotation and assembly print.
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Top and bottom as assembly print – straight from the component data of the file; show or hide the components of the customer variant with a click.
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View the board in space – with components as 3D bodies, rotate and zoom freely.
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Panel files are displayed as well – the individual boards appear at their positions within the panel.
Precise distance and geometry measurement right in the layer view.
Output or print the view as PDF, PNG or JPG – for documentation and coordination.
A native Windows application – no cloud, no upload. Your manufacturing data stays on your machine.
EFA CAMverse passes the IPC-2581 file on directly – as DXF or as GenCAD, without going through another program.
Depaneling · design · documentation
Outline, milling channels, tabs and drill holes for your depaneling software, component outlines and fiducials for your CAD program, all layers as a drawing.
With IPC-2581: a panel goes out complete – all single boards including frame and milling paths – or as one board with the positions of all others.
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In-circuit test · flying probe · AOI · placement machine
The basis for programming your test and production equipment – optionally with only the components of the customer variant.
With IPC-2581: the nets come along – the basis for in-circuit tester and flying probe test programs.
More about GenCAD export →Together with EFA SmartSuite, EFA CAMverse turns the IPC-2581 file into a fully set-up EFA project – the way to automated inspection of the board shrinks to a few steps.
With IPC-2581: the components of both sides are already in the file – no coordinate file needed.
More about EFA SmartSuite →IPC-2581 file.xmladd an image – start
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 8 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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