OrCAD X DFM Checker

OrCAD ®  X DFM Checker provides comprehensive and easy-to-use PCB manufacturing analysis techniques to identify specific design issues that may have adverse effects on PCB manufacturing.


Designs validated through standard design rules may inadvertently contain critical issues that can result in low manufacturing or assembly yields, or costly waste. DFM Checker enables you to correct potential manufacturing issues before sending designs to manufacturers to avoid delays in time to market.

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Product Highlights

Manufacturing optimization

Identify design issues that may result in low manufacturing/assembly yield or high cost waste.

PCB Editor Integration

Cross detection and DRC marking help visualize DFM analysis errors in OrCAD X PCB editor.

Check for reuse

Define, save, and call the type and order of checks to be performed.

Comprehensive analysis

Powerful yet easy-to-use manufacturing analysis for designing from simple to complex.

Error mapping

The analysis presented in chart format allows you to quickly identify the root cause of the malfunction.

Hierarchical Rule Set Analysis

By creating rule sets organized by layer type and subcategory, it is easy to manage a large number of DFM inspection and analysis processes.

Success Cases