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> ...
> Purpose:
> The IPC-D-356 format was designed to define a standard netlist format by 
> which bare
> board test information can be represented. In the simplest of forms, 
> this means it must be
> able to store netlist information along with XY coordinates, and even 
> reference
> designators and pin numbers (if they exist). I feel like ending this 
> article here before it
> gets unmanageable, but then Pete Waddell wouldn’t be happy, so let’s 
> proceed. If all the
> information that a test system would need to know to verify and test a 
> bare board could
> be represented in a single file, it would bring consistency to the 
> testing world. IPC-D-
> 356 does just that.
> 
> Does it work?
> Yes. You will find that virtually all the test equipment manufacturers 
> either support the

Then it sounds like a really good idea to implement it.

> IPC-D-356 format now, or are in the process of supporting it. Are there 
> problems with
> it? Of course. Certain special pad types are not supported and additions 
> could be made
> which would assist computer aided repair stations, but all in all it’s 
> pretty good.