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– Hover over a circle then use the RMB to access the ‘Change Radius’ command.
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Thermal Alignment- Xhatch shapes
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Add Circle Enhancements
• The following ease of use updates were made to commands associated with adding a circle.
SPB 16.6 AE Training – PCB Editor
September 2012 Ed Hickey Ed Acheson
Topics
Overview Module 1: Productivity Features Module 2: Route Interconnect Optimization (RIO) Module 3: DFM, Database, Interfaces Module 4: Team Design Module 5: Embedded Component Design
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Workshop Overview
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Contents of Workshop Kit
• Workshop doc • What’s new presentation • Board files • Symbol library • Tips & Tricks Workshop
• Session 2 (4 hours)
– – – – – DFM Database Interfaces Team Design Embedded Component
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Shape Expansion/Contraction
• The ability to contract or expand an existing shape(s) is available in General Edit Application mode. • Pre-select one or more shapes then use RMB context sensitive menu to access the Expand/Contract command. • Use +/- buttons in combination with the value field to incrementally change the shape size.
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Embedded Net Names
• New display option overlays net names within …
– – – – Clines Pins Shapes Flow Lines
• A new dynamic shape option aligns thermal spoke widths used for cross hatch shape applications to that of the line widths used for the actual shape hatching. • Normally the thermal line width is controlled by the ‘min line width’ property associated with the net. If the property value changes, the thermal width would be updated. • A Flex PCB Designer can now set this option and maintain the integrity of the copper hatched region regardless of line width updates forced by the schematic or property overrides.
• Display setting located in Design Parameters – Display Folder
– Enabled by default – Requires Open GL
– Equal spacing between components – Use DFA spacing for min compression – Increment/Decrement controls to adjust spacing during dynamics
Before alignment
– We will support the Windows 8 64bit Intel based version – Windows RT (ARM) and Windows 7 32bit Intel will NOT be supported – It will be supported by a future SPB release. The SPB version and our support date has not be finalized – We will not support Windows 8 with SBP 16.5 or older releases
• Aligned with “Place Rectangle” option
– Corner style options
• Orthogonal (default) • Chamfer • Round
– Corner length options
• Trim or chamfer length • As a percent of the shorter edge
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Productivity Enhancements
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Component Alignment
• Introduced in 16.3
– Relevant commands include Add Circle, Shape Circular and Shape Manual Void Circular.
• Circle creation options: – Draw Circle – mouse guided circle creation – Place Circle – user guided placement of parameterized circle – Center / Radius – place parameterized circle at x,y coordinate • Use General Edit Application mode to easily change the radius of an instantiated line drawn circle.
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Quickplace Overlap Controls
• A new control option, ‘overlap components by’ is introduced to improve completion percentages. • The user can control the amount of overlap; the default value is seeded at 50%.
– Placement App Mode
• Enhanced in 16.6 to support
– Alignment Edge of component
• Bottom or Top if aligned Horizontally • Left or Right if aligned Vertically • Placebound shape used as alignment object
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Core Allegro
• Split into 2 sessions • Session 1 (5 hours)
– Productivity Features – Route Interconnect Optimization (RIO)
• Quiz - 5 questions from each session • Customer Distribution – generally OK to distribute this workshop but wait for an update as there are always minor corrections to make after WW training • Windows 8