NextPCB offers free HQDFM DFM webinars for PCB designers and maker groups

Anyone who has sent Gerbers to a fab knows the feeling: you wait for the boards and hope no hidden manufacturability issue shows up. That “hope” phase is exactly what Design for Manufacturability (DFM) is meant to remove.
To help designers catch problems earlier, NextPCB developed HQDFM, a free, professional PCB DFM analysis suite available at https://www.nextpcb.com/dfm, and is now offering free custom webinar sessions on how to use the HQDFM desktop suite effectively.



HQDFM in a nutshell
HQDFM is more than a Gerber viewer. It works like a virtual manufacturing engineer and checks:
    • Process limits – trace width/spacing, via and hole sizes, clearances
    • Solder mask & silkscreen – slivers, bridges, overlaps, readability issues
    • Copper & reliability – copper balance and patterns that can cause warpage
    • Assembly (DFA) – component spacing, pad design, footprint consistency

Using HQDFM before releasing a design can significantly cut respins and improve first-pass yield.


What the free webinar includes
NextPCB’s HQDFM webinars are designed for real project teams, not generic one-way demos. A typical session offers:
    • Live, interactive walkthroughs on real PCB examples
    • Focus on your topics (pain-points, high-speed, impedance, panelization, etc.)
    • Real-time Q&A with engineers experienced in DFM
    • Practical tips to reduce lead time and manufacturing cost

Who should join?
    • Engineering teams standardizing DFM checks and release flows
    • University educators and students adding industry-grade DFM to courses
    • Hobbyist and indie developer groups aiming to move from “it works on the bench” to “it’s ready for production”

Jak zamówić sesję
    1. Visit the webinar info page: HQDFM PCB DFM Webinar – Free Custom Sessions.
    2. Fill in the short application form
    3. Describe your team, projects and learning goals


By combining free tools like HQDFM with live, application-driven training, NextPCB aims to help the community build more robust PCBs, with fewer surprises between design files and finished boards.


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