Pandora accepts CFF2, DDES2, and DXF die files. Use CFF2 and DDES2 formats because they are specifically intended for packaging, while DXF is a CAD format intended for industrial design.
Each job can include one or more dies and the dies can have multiple die stations.
Note: To control the placement of more than one die on the layout, set the preference for Multiple Die Align.
- Select File > Import > Die.
- In the Import Die dialog box, browse to the location of the die file, select the file, and then click Open (Macintosh) or Import (Windows).
- When the die appears in the Die folder on the Content tab of the Information window, drag it to the layout view. If you have already imported a substrate to the layout view, the software will center the die on the substrate.
- If necessary, select View > Fit in Window so you can see the whole die(s) or die stations. For other zooming options and their keyboard shortcuts, use the View menu.
- If the Geometry palette is not currently displayed, select Window > Show Geometry Palette.
When you drag dies to the layout view or move them within the layout, the new co-ordinates are displayed on the Geometry palette. - On the reference point diagram on the Geometry palette, click the reference point that you want to use to position the object.
- In the X and Y boxes of the Geometry palette, type the coordinates of the position to which you want to move the die.
You can also position dies by using one of these methods:- Dragging them into place.
- Using the arrow keys to nudge them into place. Check the Geometry palette to view the coordinates of the new position.
- Positioning guides at the target location, and then dragging the selected die to that position.