ODB++Design: newest version available and compatible with all version 8 releases
The release of ODB++Design (ODB++D) version 8.1 update 3 represents the eleventh release since the initial release of v8.0. Unlike many other formats used to transfer the PCB digital twin from design into manufacturing, a pillar of the ODB++D...
Read moreWhat is the difference between a shape, a trace and a pad?
It could be argued that the human body is the most complex machine ever known. After all, there are parts so complex that we are still trying to determine how all the pieces work together. The truly amazing part...
Read moreClosing the Loop with ODB++M
We are all familiar with automatically collecting data from equipment on the manufacturing shop floor. Data collection has rapidly expanded in the last two decades. The advances in software and hardware, and the demand to collect more data has...
Read moreExpanding the Market, Expanding the Format
This is a very exciting time for those of us responsible for the stewardship of the ODB++ format. Twenty five years ago Valor Computerized Systems introduced a database format that became the most widely used intelligent data exchange format...
Read moreODB++Process’ role in constantly-changing manufacturing conditions
These are certainly strange times that we live in and one has to wonder what the new normal will be. What we do know that as the world battles the COVID-19 pandemic the global economy will experience a fragmented...
Read moreODB++Manufacturing: behind the new name
So the news is out, the Open Manufacturing Language (OML) is changing name! Yes it is true. The new name for the Open Manufacturing Language (OML) is now officially “ODB++Manufacturing” or “ODB++M” for short. Like an old friend, many...
Read moreThe Evolution of ODB++Design
In 1980 an open ASCII vector format with the purpose of controlling numerically controlled equipment for the creation of photo-plotting film was first published. The format’s basis was established in the 60’s as a subset of an existing EIA...
Read moreNew features in ODB++Manufacturing
ODB++Manufacturing is an active standard, and one we review and update based on feedback from all users. I would like to update you all on some of the most exciting updates we have made for ODB++Manufacturing over the last...
Read more50,000 Strong
Today we celebrate our 50,000th user signing up for the ODB++ Solutions Alliance! That’s right – 50,000 and you are one of them. 50,000 people have registered for the free ODB++ Viewer or the free ODB++ Inside application. Maybe...
Read moreThe Truth about ODB++
Let me immediately dispel a rumor I heard this week. The rumor was that Siemens/Mentor intends to take the ODB++ format private or charge for it. As the manager of the ODB++ Solutions Alliance, I can state that rumor...
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