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About BluePrint-PCB® works your PCB CAD system and/or CAM350® to help you quickly produce comprehensive electronic drawings to drive PCB fabrication, assembly and inspection processes. BluePrint-PCB “knows” it is creating a PCB document and imports the entire PCB CAD database once to automatically create and link unlimited PCB views and details, while at the same time maintaining the design intelligence and overcoming the constraints imposed by both PCB and mechanical CAD alternatives. The result is an electronic document which better articulates the instructions for successful PCB manufacturing. Automatically create PCB views, details, and tables from PCB CAD data. Remove constraints of PCB CAD but retain design intelligence. Use PCB intelligence to create common drawing elements. Create live and interactive documentation with hyperlinks and multi-media. Store all information associated with the PCB assembly in one electronic “release package”.	About VariCAD is 3D / 2D CAD software primarily intended for mechanical engineering design. The comprehensive CAD software enables designers to quickly create, evaluate, and modify their models. The software is sold as one "fully loaded" package, with all features and functions, for one affordable price. VariCAD delivers an excellent performance-to-price ratio, making it one of the smartest choices on the market today. VariCAD is compact, fast, easy to use, and provides everything necessary for mechanical design. The system contains: 3D Modeling 2D Drawing and Editing Optional Support of Parameters Optional Support of Geometrical Constraints Shells Modeling, Pipelines, Wires Crash Tests (Interferences) 3D Assemblies and Groups Surface Development (Sheet Metal Unbending) Mechanical Part Libraries and Symbol Libraries Calculations of 3D Objects or 2D Sections BOM and Title Blocks
Platforms Supported Windows Supported Mac Not Supported Linux Not Supported Cloud Supported On-Premises Not Supported iPhone Not Supported iPad Not Supported Android Not Supported Chromebook Not Supported	Platforms Supported Windows Supported Mac Not Supported Linux Supported Cloud Not Supported On-Premises Not Supported iPhone Not Supported iPad Not Supported Android Not Supported Chromebook Not Supported
Audience Developers and enterprises in search of a solution to automatically create PCB views, details, and tables from PCB CAD data	Audience VariCAD is software primarily intended for mechanical engineering design
Support Phone Support Supported 24/7 Live Support Not Supported Online Supported	Support Phone Support Supported 24/7 Live Support Not Supported Online Supported
API Offers API Not Supported	API Offers API Not Supported
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Pricing No information available. Free Version Not Supported Free Trial Supported	Pricing 989 €/user VariCAD Viewer 20 €/user Free Version Not Supported Free Trial Supported
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Training Documentation Supported Webinars Supported Live Online Not Supported In Person Supported	Training Documentation Supported Webinars Not Supported Live Online Supported In Person Supported
Company Information DownStream United States www.downstreamtech.com/products/blueprint-pcb/	Company Information VariCAD Founded: 1994 Czech Republic varicad.com
Alternatives Autodesk EAGLE Autodesk	Alternatives FreeCAD
Quilter	Inventor Autodesk
Allegro X Design Platform Cadence Design Systems	ActCAD Software Jytra Technology Solutions
DFMStream DownStream	TurboCAD IMSI Design
CAM350 View All	Shapr3D View All
Categories PCB Design Supported	Categories CAD Supported CAD Viewers Supported
	Show More Features CAD Features 2 1/2-Axis Milling Not Supported 2D Drawing Supported 3-Axis Milling Not Supported 3D Modeling Supported 4-Axis Milling Not Supported 5-Axis Milling Not Supported Civil Not Supported Collaboration Not Supported Database Connectivity Not Supported Design Analysis Not Supported Design Export Supported Document Management Not Supported Electrical Not Supported Hole Making Not Supported Mechanical Supported Mechatronics Supported Presentation Tools Supported Simulate Cycles Not Supported Spiral Output Not Supported Structural Engineering Not Supported Toolpath Simulation Not Supported User Defined Cycles Not Supported CAD Viewers Features Annotate Not Supported Batch Conversion Supported Collaboration Tools Not Supported Editing Not Supported Track Changes Not Supported View .DWF Files Not Supported View .DWG Files Supported View .IGES Files Not Supported View .STEP Files Supported View .STL Files Supported View 2D Files Supported View 3D Files Supported
Integrations CAM350 Supported VariCAD Viewer Not Supported View All 1 Integration	Integrations CAM350 Not Supported VariCAD Viewer Supported View All 1 Integration
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