Tutorial Pcb

TUTORIAL

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DipTrace Tutorial

Table of Contents
Part I Introduction Part II Creating a simple Schematic and PCB 4 4

1 Establishing a schematic size and placing titles ................................................................................................................................... 5 2 Configuring libraries................................................................................................................................... 9 3 Designing a schematic ................................................................................................................................... 11 4 Converting to a PCB ................................................................................................................................... 28 5Designing a PCB ................................................................................................................................... 30
Preparing to route .......................................................................................................................................................... 30 Autorouting.......................................................................................................................................................... 34 Working w ith .......................................................................................................................................................... 38 layers Measuring trace length.......................................................................................................................................................... 40 Manual Routing .......................................................................................................................................................... 42 Working w ith.......................................................................................................................................................... 47 Vias Selecting objects by type/layer .......................................................................................................................................................... 53 Placing Text and Graphics .......................................................................................................................................................... 57 CopperPour .......................................................................................................................................................... 60 Locking objects .......................................................................................................................................................... 65 Design Verification.......................................................................................................................................................... 67 Design Inform ation .......................................................................................................................................................... 70 Panelizing.......................................................................................................................................................... 71 Printing .......................................................................................................................................................... 75

6 Manufacturing Output ................................................................................................................................... 77DXF Output .......................................................................................................................................................... 77 Gerber Output .......................................................................................................................................................... 80 Create NC Drill file for CNC m achine drilling...