指定用于描述印制板产品的记录格式，详细信息足以满足工具、制造和测试要求。这些格式可用于在印制板设计师和制造厂之间传输信息。当制造周期包括计算机辅助工艺和数控机器时，这些记录也很有用。这些信息既可用于手动口译，也可用于数字口译。数据可以用英语或国际单位制定义

Specifies record formats used to describe printed board products with detail sufficient for tooling, manufacturing and testing requirements. These formats may be used for transmitting information between a printed board designer and a manufacturing facility. The records are also useful when the manufacturing cycle includes computer aided processes and numerically controlled machines. The information can be used for both manual and for digital interpretation. The data may be defined in English or SI units