How to Use the Part Placements Viewer

Use MacroFab's tool for viewing placements, orientations, and part information to ensure the job is done to the correct specifications.

Overview

The part placements tool can be found on any job on the "Assembly" tab.  While the Assembly tab shows a preview of the board with placed parts, the part placements tool provides an interactive assembly view.

Clicking the link above will launch a new tab with the parts placements view for the job you were on.

Part Placements View Functions

View Selections and Filters

On the top control bar you can:

1. Change between the view of the whole panel or a single PCB
2. Center the panel/PCB in the viewer window
3. Toggle the view between the top and bottom of the PCB/Panel
4. Filter the parts based on placement type

Interacting with Parts/Placements

Using the BOM and the PCB/Panel view you can:

• Click on a designator in the view to see the part highlighted in the BOM
• Hover over a designator in the BOM to see the placement highlighted in the view
• Hover over a part number in the BOM to see all the placements for that part number highlighted in the view
• Search for a part or designator in the BOM search bar
• Click on the link to the MacroFab part page where you can see more part information and a link to the part's datasheet