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PCB Design Copyrights Software, documentation and related materials: Copyright © 2002 Altium Limited This software product is copyrighted and all rights are reserved. The distribution and sale of this product are intended for the use of the original purchaser only per the terms of the License Agreement. This document may not, in whole or part, be copied, photocopied, reproduced, translated, reduced or transferred to any electronic medium or machine-readable form without prior consent in writing from Altium Limited. U.S. Government use, duplication or disclosure is subject to RESTRICTED RIGHTS under applicable government regulations pertaining to trade secret, commercial computer software developed at private expense, including FAR 227-14 subparagraph (g)(3)(i), Alternative III and DFAR 252.227-7013 subparagraph (c)(1)(ii). P-CAD is a registered trademark and P-CAD Schematic, P-CAD Relay, P-CAD PCB, P-CAD ProRoute, P- CAD QuickRoute, P-CAD InterRoute, P-CAD InterRoute Gold, P-CAD Library Manager, P-CAD Library Executive, P-CAD Document Toolbox, P-CAD InterPlace, P-CAD Parametric Constraint Solver, P-CAD Signal Integrity, P-CAD Shape-Based Autorouter, P-CAD DesignFlow, P-CAD ViewCenter, Master Designer and Associate Designer are trademarks of Altium Limited. Other brand names are trademarks of their respective companies. Altium Limited www.altium.com P-CAD PCB User’s Guide i Table of Contents chapter 1 Introduction to P-CAD PCB P-CAD PCB Features..........................................................................................................1 About this Guide..................................................................................................................2 About P-CAD PCB (6/400) ..................................................................................................2 chapter 2 Installation and Setup System Requirements .........................................................................................................3 Recommended System................................................................................................3 Minimum System..........................................................................................................3 Installing P-CAD Products...................................................................................................4 chapter 3 PCB Basics About the User Interface......................................................................................................6 Menu Bar......................................................................................................................6 Toolbars .......................................................................................................................6 Command Toolbar........................................................................................................7 Placement Toolbar .......................................................................................................7 Route Toolbar ..............................................................................................................8 Custom Toolbar............................................................................................................9 Prompt Line..................................................................................................................9 Status Line ...................................................................................................................9 X and Y Coordinates ..................................................................................................10 Grid Toggle Buttons ...................................................................................................10 Macro Record (Temporary Macro) Button..................................................................11 Layer Display Combo Box and Scroll Buttons............................................................12 Line Width Combo Box...............................................................................................12 Radius Combo Box ....................................................................................................12 Status Information Area..............................................................................................12 Workspace .................................................................................................................13 Using Multiple Windows .............................................................................................13 View Commands ...............................................................................................................13 Zoom Commands.......................................................................................................13 (View) Zoom In/Out ....................................................................................................13 (View) Zoom Window .................................................................................................14 Other View Options ....................................................................................................14 ii P-CAD PCB User’s Guide Jump Commands ...................................................................................................... 14 Using Layers..................................................................................................................... 15 Placing Objects.......................................................................................................... 15 Item and Layer Drawing Order .................................................................................. 16 Object/Action Interaction................................................................................................... 16 Object Selection and Placement................................................................................ 16 Object Selection and Object Properties..................................................................... 16 Placing Objects................................................................................................................. 16 Moving Objects.......................................................................................................... 17 Rotating and Flipping Objects.................................................................................... 17 Orthogonal Modes..................................................................................................... 17 Unwinding Segments................................................................................................. 18 Moving Objects to Another Layer .............................................................................. 18 Changing an Arc Centerpoint .................................................................................... 18 Using a Snappy Cursor ............................................................................................. 19 Selecting Objects.............................................................................................................. 19 Status Line Information.............................................................................................. 19 Single Select.............................................................................................................. 19 Multiple Select ........................................................................................................... 20 Sub Select ................................................................................................................. 20 Block Select............................................................................................................... 21 Using the Selection Masks ........................................................................................ 21 Edit Deselect All ........................................................................................................ 24 Edit Select All ............................................................................................................ 24 Selecting a Net .......................................................................................................... 24 Select Highlighted...................................................................................................... 24 Editing Objects ................................................................................................................. 24 Selection Reference Point ......................................................................................... 25 Moving Objects.......................................................................................................... 25 Rotating and Flipping Objects.................................................................................... 25 Resizing an Object .................................................................................................... 26 Cutting, Copying, and Pasting Objects...................................................................... 27 Copying Objects (Ctrl+C)........................................................................................... 27 Drag-and-Drop (Ctrl+Left Click)................................................................................. 27 Copying to a File........................................................................................................ 27 Pasting From a File ................................................................................................... 28 Pasting a Circuit From a File ..................................................................................... 28 Pasting Limitations .................................................................................................... 28 Using the Copy Matrix Command.............................................................................. 28 Using the Edit Properties Command ......................................................................... 28 Properties ......................................................................................................................... 28 Properties of Multiple Objects.................................................................................... 29 Right Mouse Commands .................................................................................................. 29 Loading and Saving Files ................................................................................................. 31 Drag and Drop File Load ........................................................................................... 31 chapter 4 Tutorial - PCB Design Session Introduction....................................................................................................................... 33 P-CAD PCB User’s Guide iii Setting up the workspace ..................................................................................................33 Setting workspace configuration and display options.................................................33 Setting up layers ........................................................................................................35 Title blocks .................................................................................................................36 Display Options ..........................................................................................................38 Setting the line width ..................................................................................................39 Setting grids ...............................................................................................................39 Object placement ..............................................................................................................40 Placing lines ...............................................................................................................40 Placing arcs................................................................................................................41 Placing pads...............................................................................................................42 Placing vias ................................................................................................................43 Placing text.................................................................................................................43 Placing fields ..............................................................................................................44 Placing components ..........................................................................................................44 Setting up libraries .....................................................................................................44 Adding components....................................................................................................45 Selecting objects ...............................................................................................................47 Selecting single objects..............................................................................................47 Selecting multiple objects...........................................................................................47 Subselecting objects ..................................................................................................47 Block selecting objects...............................................................................................48 Selecting highlighted objects......................................................................................49 Selecting collocated objects.......................................................................................49 Modifying objects...............................................................................................................51 Moving objects ...........................................................................................................51 Rotating objects .........................................................................................................51 Resizing objects .........................................................................................................52 Adding a vertex ..........................................................................................................52 Aligning components..................................................................................................52 Copying and pasting objects ......................................................................................53 Pasting from the Clipboard.........................................................................................53 Duplicating objects using Copy Matrix........................................................................54 Deleting objects..........................................................................................................54 Changing object properties................................................................................................54 Unifying values...........................................................................................................55 Using the Selection Mask...........................................................................................56 Replacing components...............................................................................................57 Initial board layout .............................................................................................................57 Creating a board outline.............................................................................................58 Loading a Netlist ........................................................................................................58 Positioning components .............................................................................................59 Optimizing nets ..........................................................................................................60 Routing connections..........................................................................................................61 Creating routing settings ............................................................................................61 Manual routing ...........................................................................................................63 Changing routed connections.....................................................................................65 Unrouting a board ......................................................................................................66 iv P-CAD PCB User’s Guide Other options .................................................................................................................... 66 Pad and via stacks .................................................................................................... 66 Copper pours............................................................................................................. 68 Plowing tracks and cutouts........................................................................................ 69 Design verification ............................................................................................................ 70 Netlist verification ...................................................................................................... 70 Design Rule Checking ............................................................................................... 70 Generating reports............................................................................................................ 72 Printing and plotting your design ...................................................................................... 74 Setting up your print jobs........................................................................................... 74 Generating manufacturing files......................................................................................... 75 Generating Gerber output.......................................................................................... 75 Viewing Gerber photoplot files................................................................................... 78 Generating N/C drill files............................................................................................ 78 chapter 5 Documentation Tools Documenting a Design with Document Toolbox ............................................................... 79 Drawing Layers.......................................................................................................... 79 PCB Title Sheets ....................................................................................................... 80 Borders and Zones.................................................................................................... 80 Borders...................................................................................................................... 80 Title Blocks ................................................................................................................ 82 Design Views............................................................................................................. 82 Revision Blocks ......................................................................................................... 82 Fields and Field Sets................................................................................................. 83 Drawing and Revision Notes ..................................................................................... 83 Defining Drawing or Revision Notes.......................................................................... 83 Design Details ........................................................................................................... 84 Graphic Files ............................................................................................................. 85 Layer Stackup Diagrams ........................................................................................... 85 Drill Tables................................................................................................................. 86 Associative Dimensions............................................................................................. 87 Printer & Plotter Setup...................................................................................................... 88 Printing ............................................................................................................................. 88 Setting Up Print Jobs................................................................................................. 89 Assign Drill Symbols.................................................................................................. 91 Setting up Print Colors and Other Options ................................................................ 93 Batch Print................................................................................................................. 93 chapter 6 Routing Routing Features .............................................................................................................. 95 Selecting a Route Tool ..................................................................................................... 96 Routing Setup................................................................................................................... 97 Opening a File ........................................................................................................... 97 Placing Connections.................................................................................................. 97 Setting your Grids...................................................................................................... 97 Status Line Grid Toggle............................................................................................. 98 P-CAD PCB User’s Guide v Changing Layers ........................................................................................................98 Setting Line Width ......................................................................................................98 Setting Up Via Style ...................................................................................................99 Orthogonal Modes (O key).......................................................................................101 Fixed Routable Objects............................................................................................101 Point-to-Point Routing .....................................................................................................102 General Routing Features ...............................................................................................103 Status Line Information ............................................................................................103 T-Routing .................................................................................................................103 Routing with Curved Arcs.........................................................................................103 Unwind .....................................................................................................................105 Backtracking.............................................................................................................105 Routing to Free Copper............................................................................................105 Changing Layers ......................................................................................................105 Trace Cleanup..........................................................................................................105 Overlapping Connections.........................................................................................106 Copper Pours and Routing.......................................................................................106 Manually Routing Connections........................................................................................106 Manual Routing Steps..............................................................................................106 Terminating a Route.................................................................................................107 Arc Routing ..............................................................................................................108 Orthogonal Modes....................................................................................................108 Interactive Routing ..........................................................................................................108 Interactive Routing Steps .........................................................................................108 Obstacle Hugging.....................................................................................................109 Pad Entry or Exit ......................................................................................................109 Terminating a Route.................................................................................................110 Loop Removal ..........................................................................................................111 Miter Routing...................................................................................................................111 Using the Route Miter Tool.......................................................................................111 Orthogonal Modes....................................................................................................113 Modifying Routes.............................................................................................................113 Route Bus........................................................................................................................113 Using Bus Route ......................................................................................................114 MultiTrace Routing ..........................................................................................................115 Using MultiTrace ......................................................................................................116 Controlling Trace Placement....................................................................................117 Route Fanout...................................................................................................................118 Using Fanout Route .................................................................................................118 A Fanout Example....................................................................................................120 Maximize Hugging/Minimize Length................................................................................122 Visible Routing Area........................................................................................................123 Shortcut Menu Commands..............................................................................................124 Options Configure Route Tab..........................................................................................125 Online DRC: ....................................................................................................................126 chapter 7 Auto Routing Introduction to the Shape-Based Router .........................................................................127 vi P-CAD PCB User’s Guide Routing with Quick Route ............................................................................................... 127 P-CAD Quick Route Steps....................................................................................... 128 Completing the PC Board........................................................................................ 130 Verifying the Finished Board.................................................................................... 132 Setting Up the Route Autorouter Dialog .................................................................. 132 Commands Available during Routing ...................................................................... 140 Toolbar .................................................................................................................... 144 Quick Route Limitations........................................................................................... 145 Routing Fine Points ................................................................................................. 145 chapter 8 Design Verification Introduction to Design Verification .................................................................................. 151 Setting Up DRC Rules.................................................................................................... 151 Design Tab .............................................................................................................. 151 Layer Tab ................................................................................................................ 152 Rooms Tab.............................................................................................................. 153 Net Class Tab.......................................................................................................... 154 Net Tab.................................................................................................................... 154 Class to Class Tab .................................................................................................. 155 Working with Design Rule Check ............................................................................ 156 Design Rules by Hierarchy ...................................................................................... 156 Design Rules by Hierarchy ...................................................................................... 158 Copper Ties and DRC ............................................................................................. 164 Configuring DRC............................................................................................................. 164 Online DRC .................................................................................................................... 167 Using DRC Error Annotation........................................................................................... 167 Finding DRC Errors ................................................................................................. 168 Overriding Error Displays ........................................................................................ 169 Block Selecting Error Indicators............................................................................... 169 Overriding DRC Errors ............................................................................................ 170 Fixing DRC Errors ................................................................................................... 170 Deleting DRC Errors................................................................................................ 170 chapter 9 CAM Introduction to CAM........................................................................................................ 171 Gerber Output................................................................................................................. 171 Set Up Output Files ................................................................................................. 172 Aperture Assignments ............................................................................................. 174 Setting Drill Symbols ............................................................................................... 176 Gerber Format......................................................................................................... 177 Compress Output Files............................................................................................ 178 Generating Gerber Output....................................................................................... 178 Gerber Verification.......................................................................................................... 178 Deleting Gerber Layer Information.................................................................................. 180 No Free Pads on the Board..................................................................................... 180 Free Pads on the Board .......................................................................................... 180 Creating a Padmaster Gerber File.................................................................................. 181 P-CAD PCB User’s Guide vii N/C Drill Output ...............................................................................................................181 Setting Up Output Files ............................................................................................182 Assigning Tools........................................................................................................183 Set Format Options ..................................................................................................185 Compress Output Files.............................................................................................186 Generate N/C Drill Output ........................................................................................186 Creating a Drill Symbol Legend.......................................................................................187 Generating Drill Drawing ..........................................................................................188 chapter 10 Copper Pours Introduction to Copper Pours...........................................................................................189 Properties........................................................................................................................189 Islands.............................................................................................................................190 Repour.............................................................................................................................190 Pour/Repour Options................................................................................................190 Connectivity.....................................................................................................................191 Setting Backoff ................................................................................................................192 Thermals .........................................................................................................................192 Circles .............................................................................................................................192 Routing............................................................................................................................192 Autorouting...............................................................................................................192 Manual and Interactive Routing................................................................................192 Auto Plowing ...................................................................................................................193 Overlapping Pours...........................................................................................................193 chapter 11 Interapplication Functions Introduction to Interapplication Functions........................................................................195 DDE Hotlinks...................................................................................................................195 Enabling DDE Hotlinks.............................................................................................196 Setting the Current Highlight Color...........................................................................196 Highlighting Parts and Components.........................................................................196 Highlighting Nets ......................................................................................................196 Unhighlighting Parts and Components.....................................................................197 Unhighlighting Nets ..................................................................................................197 ECOs...............................................................................................................................197 Types of ECOs.........................................................................................................197 Utils Record ECOs ...................................................................................................198 Utils Import ECOs.....................................................................................................198 Utils Export ECOs ....................................................................................................200 Starting Other P-CAD Applications..................................................................................201 Customizing P-CAD PCB ................................................................................................202 Chapter 12 File Commands Introduction to File Commands........................................................................................203 File New ..........................................................................................................................203 File Open.........................................................................................................................203 Drag-and-Drop File Load..........................................................................................204 viii P-CAD PCB User’s Guide Open a File.............................................................................................................. 204 Opening a Recently Used File................................................................................. 204 Opening an ASCII File............................................................................................. 204 File Close........................................................................................................................ 205 File Save......................................................................................................................... 205 Saving an ASCII File ............................................................................................... 206 Net Classes ............................................................................................................. 206 File Save As ................................................................................................................... 206 Save a File to a Name and Location........................................................................ 206 Saving an ASCII File ............................................................................................... 207 File Clear ........................................................................................................................ 207 File Print ......................................................................................................................... 207 Print Preview ........................................................................................................... 208 Generating Print Jobs.............................................................................................. 209 Setup Print Jobs ...................................................................................................... 210 Drill Symbols............................................................................................................ 213 Colors and Other Print Options................................................................................ 214 File Print Setup ............................................................................................................... 215 File Reports .................................................................................................................... 215 Custom Report Option............................................................................................. 218 File Design Info............................................................................................................... 223 General Tab............................................................................................................. 224 Fields Tab................................................................................................................ 224 Attributes Tab .......................................................................................................... 226 Notes Tab................................................................................................................ 227 Revisions Tab.......................................................................................................... 228 Statistics Tab........................................................................................................... 228 File Design Technology Parameters............................................................................... 229 Creating or Opening a Design Technology Parameters File ................................... 230 Design Technology Parameters Dialog ................................................................... 230 File Import Shape Route................................................................................................. 244 File Import Gerber........................................................................................................... 244 File Import DXF............................................................................................................... 246 Loading a DXF File.................................................................................................. 246 DXF to P-CAD PCB Layer Map............................................................................... 247 DXF Units ................................................................................................................ 248 Locate DXF Origin................................................................................................... 248 View Log File Upon Completion .............................................................................. 249 Items Supported for Translation .............................................................................. 249 DXF Import Notes.................................................................................................... 251 File Import PDIF.............................................................................................................. 251 Open a File.............................................................................................................. 251 File Import IDF................................................................................................................ 252 File Export Shape Route................................................................................................. 253 File Export Gerber .......................................................................................................... 253 Setup Output Files................................................................................................... 254 Apertures Assignments ........................................................................................... 256 Auto (Automatic Describe/Assign)........................................................................... 257 P-CAD PCB User’s Guide ix Setting Drill Symbols ................................................................................................261 Gerber Format..........................................................................................................262 Compress Output Files.............................................................................................263 Generate Output Files..............................................................................................263 File Export N/C Drill.........................................................................................................264 Setup Output Files....................................................................................................266 Tools Assignments...................................................................................................267 N/C Drill Format .......................................................................................................269 Compress Output Files.............................................................................................269 File Export DXF...............................................................................................................270 Component Height Check Box.................................................................................272 DXF Output Considerations .....................................................................................272 File Export PDIF..............................................................................................................273 PDIF File Export.......................................................................................................273 File Export IDF ................................................................................................................274 File Export RFQ Format ..................................................................................................276 File Exit............................................................................................................................276 chapter 13 Edit Commands Using the Edit Commands...............................................................................................279 Edit Undo.........................................................................................................................280 Edit Redo.........................................................................................................................281 Edit Cut............................................................................................................................281 Cutting Objects from Nets ........................................................................................282 Edit Copy.........................................................................................................................283 Edit Copy to File..............................................................................................................283 Edit Paste........................................................................................................................284 Paste Behavior.........................................................................................................284 Paste From Clipboard ..............................................................................................286 Paste from File .........................................................................................................286 Paste To Layer.........................................................................................................286 Paste Special ...........................................................................................................287 Paste Circuit.............................................................................................................287 Edit Move By RefDes ......................................................................................................290 Edit Move to Layer ..........................................................................................................291 Moving an Object .....................................................................................................291 Restrictions ..............................................................................................................291 Edit Properties.................................................................................................................292 Component Properties .............................................................................................293 Component Reference Links....................................................................................304 Connection Properties..............................................................................................305 Pad Properties .........................................................................................................307 Net Tab ..........................................

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PCB Design Copyrights Software, documentation and related materials: Copyright © 2002 Altium Limited This software product is copyrighted and all rights are reserved. The distribution and sale of this product are intended for the use of the original purchaser only per the terms of the License Agreement. This document may not, in whole or part, be copied, photocopied, reproduced, translated, reduced or transferred to any electronic medium or machine-readable form without prior consent in writing from Altium Limited. U.S. Government use, duplication or disclosure is subject to RESTRICTED RIGHTS under applicable government regulations pertaining to trade secret, commercial computer software developed at private expense, including FAR 227-14 subparagraph (g)(3)(i), Alternative III and DFAR 252.227-7013 subparagraph (c)(1)(ii). P-CAD is a registered trademark and P-CAD Schematic, P-CAD Relay, P-CAD PCB, P-CAD ProRoute, P- CAD QuickRoute, P-CAD InterRoute, P-CAD InterRoute Gold, P-CAD Library Manager, P-CAD Library Executive, P-CAD Document Toolbox, P-CAD InterPlace, P-CAD Parametric Constraint Solver, P-CAD Signal Integrity, P-CAD Shape-Based Autorouter, P-CAD DesignFlow, P-CAD ViewCenter, Master Designer and Associate Designer are trademarks of Altium Limited. Other brand names are trademarks of their respective companies. Altium Limited www.altium.com P-CAD PCB User’s Guide i Table of Contents chapter 1 Introduction to P-CAD PCB P-CAD PCB Features..........................................................................................................1 About this Guide..................................................................................................................2 About P-CAD PCB (6/400) ..................................................................................................2 chapter 2 Installation and Setup System Requirements .........................................................................................................3 Recommended System................................................................................................3 Minimum System..........................................................................................................3 Installing P-CAD Products...................................................................................................4 chapter 3 PCB Basics About the User Interface......................................................................................................6 Menu Bar......................................................................................................................6 Toolbars .......................................................................................................................6 Command Toolbar........................................................................................................7 Placement Toolbar .......................................................................................................7 Route Toolbar ..............................................................................................................8 Custom Toolbar............................................................................................................9 Prompt Line..................................................................................................................9 Status Line ...................................................................................................................9 X and Y Coordinates ..................................................................................................10 Grid Toggle Buttons ...................................................................................................10 Macro Record (Temporary Macro) Button..................................................................11 Layer Display Combo Box and Scroll Buttons............................................................12 Line Width Combo Box...............................................................................................12 Radius Combo Box ....................................................................................................12 Status Information Area..............................................................................................12 Workspace .................................................................................................................13 Using Multiple Windows .............................................................................................13 View Commands ...............................................................................................................13 Zoom Commands.......................................................................................................13 (View) Zoom In/Out ....................................................................................................13 (View) Zoom Window .................................................................................................14 Other View Options ....................................................................................................14 ii P-CAD PCB User’s Guide Jump Commands ...................................................................................................... 14 Using Layers..................................................................................................................... 15 Placing Objects.......................................................................................................... 15 Item and Layer Drawing Order .................................................................................. 16 Object/Action Interaction................................................................................................... 16 Object Selection and Placement................................................................................ 16 Object Selection and Object Properties..................................................................... 16 Placing Objects................................................................................................................. 16 Moving Objects.......................................................................................................... 17 Rotating and Flipping Objects.................................................................................... 17 Orthogonal Modes..................................................................................................... 17 Unwinding Segments................................................................................................. 18 Moving Objects to Another Layer .............................................................................. 18 Changing an Arc Centerpoint .................................................................................... 18 Using a Snappy Cursor ............................................................................................. 19 Selecting Objects.............................................................................................................. 19 Status Line Information.............................................................................................. 19 Single Select.............................................................................................................. 19 Multiple Select ........................................................................................................... 20 Sub Select ................................................................................................................. 20 Block Select............................................................................................................... 21 Using the Selection Masks ........................................................................................ 21 Edit Deselect All ........................................................................................................ 24 Edit Select All ............................................................................................................ 24 Selecting a Net .......................................................................................................... 24 Select Highlighted...................................................................................................... 24 Editing Objects ................................................................................................................. 24 Selection Reference Point ......................................................................................... 25 Moving Objects.......................................................................................................... 25 Rotating and Flipping Objects.................................................................................... 25 Resizing an Object .................................................................................................... 26 Cutting, Copying, and Pasting Objects...................................................................... 27 Copying Objects (Ctrl+C)........................................................................................... 27 Drag-and-Drop (Ctrl+Left Click)................................................................................. 27 Copying to a File........................................................................................................ 27 Pasting From a File ................................................................................................... 28 Pasting a Circuit From a File ..................................................................................... 28 Pasting Limitations .................................................................................................... 28 Using the Copy Matrix Command.............................................................................. 28 Using the Edit Properties Command ......................................................................... 28 Properties ......................................................................................................................... 28 Properties of Multiple Objects.................................................................................... 29 Right Mouse Commands .................................................................................................. 29 Loading and Saving Files ................................................................................................. 31 Drag and Drop File Load ........................................................................................... 31 chapter 4 Tutorial - PCB Design Session Introduction....................................................................................................................... 33 P-CAD PCB User’s Guide iii Setting up the workspace ..................................................................................................33 Setting workspace configuration and display options.................................................33 Setting up layers ........................................................................................................35 Title blocks .................................................................................................................36 Display Options ..........................................................................................................38 Setting the line width ..................................................................................................39 Setting grids ...............................................................................................................39 Object placement ..............................................................................................................40 Placing lines ...............................................................................................................40 Placing arcs................................................................................................................41 Placing pads...............................................................................................................42 Placing vias ................................................................................................................43 Placing text.................................................................................................................43 Placing fields ..............................................................................................................44 Placing components ..........................................................................................................44 Setting up libraries .....................................................................................................44 Adding components....................................................................................................45 Selecting objects ...............................................................................................................47 Selecting single objects..............................................................................................47 Selecting multiple objects...........................................................................................47 Subselecting objects ..................................................................................................47 Block selecting objects...............................................................................................48 Selecting highlighted objects......................................................................................49 Selecting collocated objects.......................................................................................49 Modifying objects...............................................................................................................51 Moving objects ...........................................................................................................51 Rotating objects .........................................................................................................51 Resizing objects .........................................................................................................52 Adding a vertex ..........................................................................................................52 Aligning components..................................................................................................52 Copying and pasting objects ......................................................................................53 Pasting from the Clipboard.........................................................................................53 Duplicating objects using Copy Matrix........................................................................54 Deleting objects..........................................................................................................54 Changing object properties................................................................................................54 Unifying values...........................................................................................................55 Using the Selection Mask...........................................................................................56 Replacing components...............................................................................................57 Initial board layout .............................................................................................................57 Creating a board outline.............................................................................................58 Loading a Netlist ........................................................................................................58 Positioning components .............................................................................................59 Optimizing nets ..........................................................................................................60 Routing connections..........................................................................................................61 Creating routing settings ............................................................................................61 Manual routing ...........................................................................................................63 Changing routed connections.....................................................................................65 Unrouting a board ......................................................................................................66 iv P-CAD PCB User’s Guide Other options .................................................................................................................... 66 Pad and via stacks .................................................................................................... 66 Copper pours............................................................................................................. 68 Plowing tracks and cutouts........................................................................................ 69 Design verification ............................................................................................................ 70 Netlist verification ...................................................................................................... 70 Design Rule Checking ............................................................................................... 70 Generating reports............................................................................................................ 72 Printing and plotting your design ...................................................................................... 74 Setting up your print jobs........................................................................................... 74 Generating manufacturing files......................................................................................... 75 Generating Gerber output.......................................................................................... 75 Viewing Gerber photoplot files................................................................................... 78 Generating N/C drill files............................................................................................ 78 chapter 5 Documentation Tools Documenting a Design with Document Toolbox ............................................................... 79 Drawing Layers.......................................................................................................... 79 PCB Title Sheets ....................................................................................................... 80 Borders and Zones.................................................................................................... 80 Borders...................................................................................................................... 80 Title Blocks ................................................................................................................ 82 Design Views............................................................................................................. 82 Revision Blocks ......................................................................................................... 82 Fields and Field Sets................................................................................................. 83 Drawing and Revision Notes ..................................................................................... 83 Defining Drawing or Revision Notes.......................................................................... 83 Design Details ........................................................................................................... 84 Graphic Files ............................................................................................................. 85 Layer Stackup Diagrams ........................................................................................... 85 Drill Tables................................................................................................................. 86 Associative Dimensions............................................................................................. 87 Printer & Plotter Setup...................................................................................................... 88 Printing ............................................................................................................................. 88 Setting Up Print Jobs................................................................................................. 89 Assign Drill Symbols.................................................................................................. 91 Setting up Print Colors and Other Options ................................................................ 93 Batch Print................................................................................................................. 93 chapter 6 Routing Routing Features .............................................................................................................. 95 Selecting a Route Tool ..................................................................................................... 96 Routing Setup................................................................................................................... 97 Opening a File ........................................................................................................... 97 Placing Connections.................................................................................................. 97 Setting your Grids...................................................................................................... 97 Status Line Grid Toggle............................................................................................. 98 P-CAD PCB User’s Guide v Changing Layers ........................................................................................................98 Setting Line Width ......................................................................................................98 Setting Up Via Style ...................................................................................................99 Orthogonal Modes (O key).......................................................................................101 Fixed Routable Objects............................................................................................101 Point-to-Point Routing .....................................................................................................102 General Routing Features ...............................................................................................103 Status Line Information ............................................................................................103 T-Routing .................................................................................................................103 Routing with Curved Arcs.........................................................................................103 Unwind .....................................................................................................................105 Backtracking.............................................................................................................105 Routing to Free Copper............................................................................................105 Changing Layers ......................................................................................................105 Trace Cleanup..........................................................................................................105 Overlapping Connections.........................................................................................106 Copper Pours and Routing.......................................................................................106 Manually Routing Connections........................................................................................106 Manual Routing Steps..............................................................................................106 Terminating a Route.................................................................................................107 Arc Routing ..............................................................................................................108 Orthogonal Modes....................................................................................................108 Interactive Routing ..........................................................................................................108 Interactive Routing Steps .........................................................................................108 Obstacle Hugging.....................................................................................................109 Pad Entry or Exit ......................................................................................................109 Terminating a Route.................................................................................................110 Loop Removal ..........................................................................................................111 Miter Routing...................................................................................................................111 Using the Route Miter Tool.......................................................................................111 Orthogonal Modes....................................................................................................113 Modifying Routes.............................................................................................................113 Route Bus........................................................................................................................113 Using Bus Route ......................................................................................................114 MultiTrace Routing ..........................................................................................................115 Using MultiTrace ......................................................................................................116 Controlling Trace Placement....................................................................................117 Route Fanout...................................................................................................................118 Using Fanout Route .................................................................................................118 A Fanout Example....................................................................................................120 Maximize Hugging/Minimize Length................................................................................122 Visible Routing Area........................................................................................................123 Shortcut Menu Commands..............................................................................................124 Options Configure Route Tab..........................................................................................125 Online DRC: ....................................................................................................................126 chapter 7 Auto Routing Introduction to the Shape-Based Router .........................................................................127 vi P-CAD PCB User’s Guide Routing with Quick Route ............................................................................................... 127 P-CAD Quick Route Steps....................................................................................... 128 Completing the PC Board........................................................................................ 130 Verifying the Finished Board.................................................................................... 132 Setting Up the Route Autorouter Dialog .................................................................. 132 Commands Available during Routing ...................................................................... 140 Toolbar .................................................................................................................... 144 Quick Route Limitations........................................................................................... 145 Routing Fine Points ................................................................................................. 145 chapter 8 Design Verification Introduction to Design Verification .................................................................................. 151 Setting Up DRC Rules.................................................................................................... 151 Design Tab .............................................................................................................. 151 Layer Tab ................................................................................................................ 152 Rooms Tab.............................................................................................................. 153 Net Class Tab.......................................................................................................... 154 Net Tab.................................................................................................................... 154 Class to Class Tab .................................................................................................. 155 Working with Design Rule Check ............................................................................ 156 Design Rules by Hierarchy ...................................................................................... 156 Design Rules by Hierarchy ...................................................................................... 158 Copper Ties and DRC ............................................................................................. 164 Configuring DRC............................................................................................................. 164 Online DRC .................................................................................................................... 167 Using DRC Error Annotation........................................................................................... 167 Finding DRC Errors ................................................................................................. 168 Overriding Error Displays ........................................................................................ 169 Block Selecting Error Indicators............................................................................... 169 Overriding DRC Errors ............................................................................................ 170 Fixing DRC Errors ................................................................................................... 170 Deleting DRC Errors................................................................................................ 170 chapter 9 CAM Introduction to CAM........................................................................................................ 171 Gerber Output................................................................................................................. 171 Set Up Output Files ................................................................................................. 172 Aperture Assignments ............................................................................................. 174 Setting Drill Symbols ............................................................................................... 176 Gerber Format......................................................................................................... 177 Compress Output Files............................................................................................ 178 Generating Gerber Output....................................................................................... 178 Gerber Verification.......................................................................................................... 178 Deleting Gerber Layer Information.................................................................................. 180 No Free Pads on the Board..................................................................................... 180 Free Pads on the Board .......................................................................................... 180 Creating a Padmaster Gerber File.................................................................................. 181 P-CAD PCB User’s Guide vii N/C Drill Output ...............................................................................................................181 Setting Up Output Files ............................................................................................182 Assigning Tools........................................................................................................183 Set Format Options ..................................................................................................185 Compress Output Files.............................................................................................186 Generate N/C Drill Output ........................................................................................186 Creating a Drill Symbol Legend.......................................................................................187 Generating Drill Drawing ..........................................................................................188 chapter 10 Copper Pours Introduction to Copper Pours...........................................................................................189 Properties........................................................................................................................189 Islands.............................................................................................................................190 Repour.............................................................................................................................190 Pour/Repour Options................................................................................................190 Connectivity.....................................................................................................................191 Setting Backoff ................................................................................................................192 Thermals .........................................................................................................................192 Circles .............................................................................................................................192 Routing............................................................................................................................192 Autorouting...............................................................................................................192 Manual and Interactive Routing................................................................................192 Auto Plowing ...................................................................................................................193 Overlapping Pours...........................................................................................................193 chapter 11 Interapplication Functions Introduction to Interapplication Functions........................................................................195 DDE Hotlinks...................................................................................................................195 Enabling DDE Hotlinks.............................................................................................196 Setting the Current Highlight Color...........................................................................196 Highlighting Parts and Components.........................................................................196 Highlighting Nets ......................................................................................................196 Unhighlighting Parts and Components.....................................................................197 Unhighlighting Nets ..................................................................................................197 ECOs...............................................................................................................................197 Types of ECOs.........................................................................................................197 Utils Record ECOs ...................................................................................................198 Utils Import ECOs.....................................................................................................198 Utils Export ECOs ....................................................................................................200 Starting Other P-CAD Applications..................................................................................201 Customizing P-CAD PCB ................................................................................................202 Chapter 12 File Commands Introduction to File Commands........................................................................................203 File New ..........................................................................................................................203 File Open.........................................................................................................................203 Drag-and-Drop File Load..........................................................................................204 viii P-CAD PCB User’s Guide Open a File.............................................................................................................. 204 Opening a Recently Used File................................................................................. 204 Opening an ASCII File............................................................................................. 204 File Close........................................................................................................................ 205 File Save......................................................................................................................... 205 Saving an ASCII File ............................................................................................... 206 Net Classes ............................................................................................................. 206 File Save As ................................................................................................................... 206 Save a File to a Name and Location........................................................................ 206 Saving an ASCII File ............................................................................................... 207 File Clear ........................................................................................................................ 207 File Print ......................................................................................................................... 207 Print Preview ........................................................................................................... 208 Generating Print Jobs.............................................................................................. 209 Setup Print Jobs ...................................................................................................... 210 Drill Symbols............................................................................................................ 213 Colors and Other Print Options................................................................................ 214 File Print Setup ............................................................................................................... 215 File Reports .................................................................................................................... 215 Custom Report Option............................................................................................. 218 File Design Info............................................................................................................... 223 General Tab............................................................................................................. 224 Fields Tab................................................................................................................ 224 Attributes Tab .......................................................................................................... 226 Notes Tab................................................................................................................ 227 Revisions Tab.......................................................................................................... 228 Statistics Tab........................................................................................................... 228 File Design Technology Parameters............................................................................... 229 Creating or Opening a Design Technology Parameters File ................................... 230 Design Technology Parameters Dialog ................................................................... 230 File Import Shape Route................................................................................................. 244 File Import Gerber........................................................................................................... 244 File Import DXF............................................................................................................... 246 Loading a DXF File.................................................................................................. 246 DXF to P-CAD PCB Layer Map............................................................................... 247 DXF Units ................................................................................................................ 248 Locate DXF Origin................................................................................................... 248 View Log File Upon Completion .............................................................................. 249 Items Supported for Translation .............................................................................. 249 DXF Import Notes.................................................................................................... 251 File Import PDIF.............................................................................................................. 251 Open a File.............................................................................................................. 251 File Import IDF................................................................................................................ 252 File Export Shape Route................................................................................................. 253 File Export Gerber .......................................................................................................... 253 Setup Output Files................................................................................................... 254 Apertures Assignments ........................................................................................... 256 Auto (Automatic Describe/Assign)........................................................................... 257 P-CAD PCB User’s Guide ix Setting Drill Symbols ................................................................................................261 Gerber Format..........................................................................................................262 Compress Output Files.............................................................................................263 Generate Output Files..............................................................................................263 File Export N/C Drill.........................................................................................................264 Setup Output Files....................................................................................................266 Tools Assignments...................................................................................................267 N/C Drill Format .......................................................................................................269 Compress Output Files.............................................................................................269 File Export DXF...............................................................................................................270 Component Height Check Box.................................................................................272 DXF Output Considerations .....................................................................................272 File Export PDIF..............................................................................................................273 PDIF File Export.......................................................................................................273 File Export IDF ................................................................................................................274 File Export RFQ Format ..................................................................................................276 File Exit............................................................................................................................276 chapter 13 Edit Commands Using the Edit Commands...............................................................................................279 Edit Undo.........................................................................................................................280 Edit Redo.........................................................................................................................281 Edit Cut............................................................................................................................281 Cutting Objects from Nets ........................................................................................282 Edit Copy.........................................................................................................................283 Edit Copy to File..............................................................................................................283 Edit Paste........................................................................................................................284 Paste Behavior.........................................................................................................284 Paste From Clipboard ..............................................................................................286 Paste from File .........................................................................................................286 Paste To Layer.........................................................................................................286 Paste Special ...........................................................................................................287 Paste Circuit.............................................................................................................287 Edit Move By RefDes ......................................................................................................290 Edit Move to Layer ..........................................................................................................291 Moving an Object .....................................................................................................291 Restrictions ..............................................................................................................291 Edit Properties.................................................................................................................292 Component Properties .............................................................................................293 Component Reference Links....................................................................................304 Connection Properties..............................................................................................305 Pad Properties .........................................................................................................307 Net Tab ..........................................

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