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9 PCB/CAM formats. One view. EFA CAMverse opens Gerber X3, EAGLE, ODB++, IPC-2581, GenCAD, IPC-D-356, DXF, PADS and KiCad in a single native Windows tool – layers, stackup, drills, components and netlists at a glance, in 2D and 3D.
9 formats, native · 1 tool, on-premise · 100 % local & secure
New in 3.7: DXF export for depaneling, design and documentation – from all 9 formats → read more
New: series “EFA CAMverse compact” – one feature every Tuesday, short and practical, with video (in German) → see the series
| File | Purpose |
|---|---|
EFA_CAMverse_2026_Setup_x64.exe |
Recommended. Setup bundle including the Visual C++ runtime; interactive installer, upgrades an existing installation in place. |
EFA_CAMverse_2026_x64.msi |
Plain Windows Installer package for administrators and software deployment (requires the Visual C++ 2015–2022 x64 Redistributable). |
SHA256SUMS.txt |
SHA-256 checksums of the files above, attached to every release. |
Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit. EFA CAMverse is free to use as a viewer – unlock advanced features whenever you need them. Native on Windows, your data stays local. The application occasionally points to other EFA SmartSuite products and checks for updates at startup.
Windows SmartScreen on first launch
As EFA CAMverse has only just been released, Windows still shows a SmartScreen security prompt on first launch (“Windows protected your PC”). This is normal – the app is signed with an EV certificate and is safe. To run it: More info → Run anyway.
Verifying signature and checksum
All binaries are signed with an Extended Validation code-signing certificate issued to LEBERT Software Engineering GmbH & Co. KG. In PowerShell:
Get-AuthenticodeSignature .\EFA_CAMverse_2026_Setup_x64.exe | Format-List Status, SignerCertificate
Get-FileHash .\EFA_CAMverse_2026_Setup_x64.exe -Algorithm SHA256Compare the hash with SHA256SUMS.txt of the release.
One viewer for every PCB/CAM format. EFA CAMverse reads each format natively – from design to manufacturing inspection, with no conversion and no cloud.
File types and details
| Format | ||
|---|---|---|
| Gerber X/X2/X3 | .gbr .ger .gtl .gbl … .pho · .drl · .gbrjob |
RS-274X & Excellon drill data, incl. Gerber job file |
| EAGLE | .brd |
Open board files natively – no import |
| ODB++ | .tgz .tar.gz .zip |
View layers, nets & stackup |
| IPC-2581 | .xml .cvg .zip |
Open industry standard (DPMX) |
| GenCAD 1.4 | .cad .gcd .pnl |
Assembly data – import & export · unique |
| IPC-D-356 | .ipc .356 .d356 |
Bare-board netlist & test data · unique |
| DXF | .dxf |
Mechanical & assembly (AutoCAD) – import & export |
| PADS Layout | .asc |
View natively (Siemens/Mentor) · unique |
| KiCad | .kicad_pcb .kicad_pro |
Open board and project files |
FOR EMS PROVIDERS
Everyday EMS reality: the customer delivers classic Gerber data without component information – plus some pick & place file. EFA CAMverse merges both and adds the complete component layer you otherwise only get from Gerber X3.
- Load the coordinate file – done: EFA CAMverse automatically assigns pads, silkscreen outline and drill holes to every component.
- No reformatting required: you load the list as your customer sends it – as a text file or Excel workbook, be it from Altium, KiCad, EAGLE, … Should the automatic import ever fail, you adjust it in a dialog.
- Traceable, not a black box: after every run a report shows which components were assigned reliably and which were not. If one sits wrong, you move it with two clicks in the image.
- Just like real X3 from now on: assembly views, variants, bill of materials and 3D are available, as if the data set had always known its components. The verified coordinates go out as CSV or Excel – for machine programming or straight back to your customer.
NEW · DXF EXPORT
A clean DXF file from every format. Whether Gerber, ODB++, KiCad or any of the other formats: EFA CAMverse passes your data on as DXF – with ready-made settings for each purpose.
- Depaneling: outline, milling channels, tabs and drill holes for your depaneling software – as closed contours with true arcs.
- Design: outline, drill holes, fiducials and component outlines for your CAD program – for a fixture or housing, for instance.
- Documentation: all board layers as a drawing – copper, silkscreen, solder mask and solder paste.
- Fits your downstream software: in millimetres or inches, optionally with only the components of the customer variant – DXF files from other programs can be prepared and passed on too.
GenCAD – the language of your production machines. In-circuit testers, flying probe and AOI systems or placement machines often expect GenCAD for programming. EFA CAMverse creates GenCAD 1.4 from 7 of the 9 formats – Gerber (also with coordinate data), ODB++, IPC-2581, EAGLE, KiCad, PADS and GenCAD itself – with outline, components, pads, drill holes and, where available, nets; optionally with only the components of the customer variant.
→ All about the DXF export · All about the GenCAD export
NEW · FROM PRACTICE
EFA CAMverse compact – short and practical, on LinkedIn and with video on the website (in German). The series at a glance:
| Episode | Topic | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Gerber + coordinates = Gerber X3 | Tue, 29 September 2026 |
| 02 | Create the assembly plan from the BOM | Tue, 6 October 2026 |
| 03 | The assembly plan in detail: labels and layers | from Tue, 13 October 2026 |
| 04 | Seeing through in 3D and all layers | from Tue, 20 October 2026 |
| 05 | From ODB++ straight to the shopping list | from Tue, 27 October 2026 |
| 06 | DXF export from every format | from Tue, 3 November 2026 |
See. Verify. Manufacture. One consistent feature set across every format – instead of a different tool for each one.
 Layers & stackup Toggle every layer, control transparency and read the full material build-up in the stackup pane. |
 3D view View the board in space – with components as 3D bodies, rotate and zoom freely. |
 Drills & nets Drill tables, netlist pane and bidirectional highlight – double-click to zoom to a net. |
 Assembly & variants Flexibly create assembly views – show or hide components to match the customer's variant with one click, with freely selectable labeling. |
 Gerber X/X2 + coordinates = X3 Add external coordinate data to classic Gerber files – EFA CAMverse merges both into Gerber X3 (for assembly). |
 Export & manufacture Export for manufacturing: images as PDF, PNG or JPG, coordinates and BoM as CSV or Excel. |
 Measure & inspect Precise distance and geometry measurement – with bounding rectangle and centre of each component. |
 Convert formats: GenCAD & DXF Pass on imported data as GenCAD 1.4 or DXF – real conversion, not just viewing. |
 Offline & native A native Windows application – no cloud, no upload. Your manufacturing data stays local. |
ASSEMBLY DRAWING & VARIANTS
Generate the assembly drawing yourself – exactly as production needs it. EFA CAMverse does not display a supplied assembly drawing – it draws one from the data itself, component by component. That is precisely why your customer's variant can really be reproduced: whatever is not populated never appears in the first place.
Full population ⇄ Customer variant – deselected components disappear completely
- Variant handling: deselect and reselect components with one click – deselected parts disappear completely, along with body, pads and labelling. The delivered full population becomes the customer's variant, in 2D as well as 3D.
- Labels your way: every component is labelled automatically – with reference, value, package or part number, for all components or per component type. Move and rotate individual labels by hand; hide test points, fiducials or entire groups by name pattern.
- Colours to your specification: board surface, edge, body, pads, pin-1 marker and labelling each have their own colour – pads, pin-1 and labelling can also be switched off entirely.
- Add a layer: place any layer you like – solder mask or drill map, for instance – over the assembly drawing in colour and semi-transparent.
- Both sides: top and bottom, each as its own assembly view.
- Output: export the assembly plan, coordinate data and bill of materials for production – the bill of materials with every component attribute of the source data, as CSV or Excel.
→ All about the assembly drawing · All about BoM & quotation
3D VIEW
The board in 3D – interactive and realistic. One click switches from the layer view to a spatial representation: board, surfaces and components as a real 3D model – rotate and zoom freely.
- Realistically extruded board: substrate, solder mask and surfaces just like the finished product.
- Components as 3D bodies: generated automatically – optionally with real 3D models from the downloadable model pack.
- Assign models: conveniently, with search and 3D preview in the assignment dialog.
- Rotate and zoom freely: components hidden by the variant disappear live in 3D too.
The optional 3D model pack (KiCad 3D library models in VRML format, CC-BY-SA 4.0) is published as a separate release; EFA CAMverse downloads and installs it from within the application.
One job, one file. Projects store your complete working state – layers, colours, variant, coordinates and hand-placed labels. The source data can travel along, so you pass on just one file – for all supported formats.
From CAM data straight to inspection. Together with EFA SmartSuite, EFA CAMverse creates fully set-up EFA projects – no manual import of a coordinate file, bill of materials or assembly drawings.
- Project created automatically: coordinates, bill of materials and the assembly drawings of top and bottom side are taken over directly.
- Inspection jobs ready to go: one job per side – with exactly the components of that side.
- Add an image, start inspecting: with a high-resolution image of the board, automated inspection starts right away.
9 PCB/CAM formats. One application. One workflow. One familiar way of working for every format: learn it once, then handle Gerber, ODB++, KiCad and six more formats the same way.
- One way of working for everything – learn it once, then operate every format identically: layers, stackup, measuring and export work the same everywhere.
- Native, no detours – open any format with no intermediate conversion and start working right away; no export-import back-and-forth between programs.
- Formats side by side – open different formats of the same project in one interface and view them together.
- A bridge between formats – read all 9 PCB/CAM formats, pass them on as DXF and generate GenCAD 1.4 from 7 of them; EFA CAMverse connects what otherwise stays separate.
- One install, one update – maintain one application instead of many separate tools: one update, one point of contact, all local.
EFA CAMverse is free to use as a viewer – unlock advanced features whenever you need them.
Pro features:
- create assembly views (top/bottom) with configurable assembly print
- export coordinates & BoM as CSV or Excel, netlists
- convert between PCB/CAM formats – GenCAD 1.4 and DXF
- … and much more
EFA CAMverse is proprietary, closed-source software by LEBERT Software Engineering. This repository does not contain source code – it is the public home for the installer downloads (Releases), the changelog and bug reports and feature requests (Issues).
Support & feedback
- Found a bug or missing a feature? Open an issue – in English or German.
- Questions, licensing, confidential sample data: EFA_CAMverse@lse.cc
- Product website: efacamverse.lebert.ai
EFA CAMverse is part of the EFA SmartSuite for electronics manufacturing – developed by LEBERT Software Engineering. © 2026 LEBERT Software Engineering GmbH & Co. KG. All rights reserved. Use of the software is subject to the license terms; it contains open-source components (OpenCV, pugixml, earcut.hpp, libzip, zlib) under their respective licenses, and the optional 3D model pack contains KiCad library models under CC-BY-SA 4.0 – see LICENSE.md. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.