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HQDFM PCB Design Analysis Tool User Manual

Posted:06:38 PM June 05, 2025 writer: Carmen Zheng

The full HQDFM user guide is now available! Download the PDF manual for installation and usage instructions, DFM guidelines and expert PCB design tips. Whether you are a PCB designer, contract manufacturer (CM) or procurement manager, from viewing Gerber files to in-depth DFM analysis, this manual covers it all!

Contents:

  • How to install HQDFM
  • How to view Gerber files
  • How to perform DFM and DFA checks with examples
  • PCB tool usage including impedance calculator, Gerber panelizer, Gerber comparison tool, PCB cost calculator and more

New to version 4.6:

  • KiCad Gerber viewer - supports direct .kicad_pcb file upload
  • More Analysis checks - now over 1200 detailed DFM and DFA analysis checks
  • Bug fixes and interface improvements - Realistic view board rotation, improved 3D viewer, panelization tool interface and more!

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HQDFM User Manual

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PCB Design Analysis Tool

 

About HQDFM

HQDFM is a free PCB file viewer and DFM tool from NextPCB with advanced design for manufacturing and assembly (DFM and DFA) capabilities and PCB design tools. With over 400,000 users worldwide, HQDFM's Design for manufacture capabilities cover a checklist of over 1200 detailed DFM guidelines from signal integrity to footprint analysis and footprint checking, and also includes specialized manufacturing tools such as the Gerber panelizer, batch impedance calculator, Gerber comparison tool, and PCB cost calculator.

HQDFM supports all major design software and can read Gerber files from most PCB Design Software including Altium, Autodesk Eagle, KiCad, OrCAD/Allegro, DipTrace, DesignSpark, EasyEDA and more. In addition to viewing Gerber files, HQDFM also serves as an ODB++ viewer and KiCad viewer for KiCad PCB (.kicad_pcb) files. 

Download HQDFM for free and transform your PCB design to production workflow today

Download HQDFM

Or try the online Gerber Viewer version of HQDFM.

 

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