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FlowCAD Webinar
OrCAD / Allegro PCB Editor
Tipps und Tricks
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Tips and Tricks
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Tips and Tricks
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Example: Rotate a Component using a Function Key:
When you enter following command in the Command window, with pressing R you can rotate a component during movement:
Funckey r iangle 90
To add this Funckey permanently to your environment, add this command in the “env” File in your home directory
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Tips and Tricks
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Example: Pressing the space bar place a via with following command:
funckey " " "pop bbdrill -cursor"
Example: mirror a component
funckey m "pop mirror"
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Tips and Tricks
How to define the same Environment settings for all users?
Set up a SITE – Variable:
- Create a read only folder on your network - In this folder you can store the settings - Respect the required file structure
- Set an environment variable on each users machine: CDS_SITE= <PATH to your SITE Folder>
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For more information, check out our application notes:
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Tips and Tricks
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Tips and Tricks
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This very useful command reopens the design. Just enter “reopen” in the command window. Last changes are not saved!
• Write Command
Allows to store the project in the same directory with your desired name. Example: write myboard.brd
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Via Labels
10 Fragen. Danke für Ihre Mithilfe.
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Tips and Tricks
How can I disable the file versioning?
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Tips and Tricks
Same Net DRCs not being generated?
• Most likely your “DRC by-layer” setting in the Constraint Manager is set to “False”
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Tips and Tricks
Before:After:
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Disable the option for new databases:
set the variable called "options_no_enhanced_padentry" in Setup > User Preferences > Route > Connect Category
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Tips and Tricks
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Tips and Tricks
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Tips and Tricks
How to change the text size of several textblocks in one time?
Select the desired textblock size in the Options panel
Select the area where you want to change the text size on the canvas
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Tips and Tricks
How to change several line widths in one time?
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• Open the template default-xx.dlt from following directory: <installation folder>\SPB1650\share\pcb\text\nclegend
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Tips and Tricks
How to delete Island Shapes?w
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Tips and Tricks
Align Components
Before: After:
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Enable Working Layer Mode:
Activate the routing Layers.
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Tips and Tricks
When adding a via, you’re prompted to select the layer on which you want to continue your trace.
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How to calculate Line Impedance? → Requires a correct layer stack-up!
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Tips and Tricks
When you want to know, which line width is required to obtain a certain impedance, just enter your desired impedance manually. The line width gets calculated accordingly.
When a certain impedance is required for differential pair, You can enter the impedance as well. The tool calculates the spacing or width accordingly. You can chose which field should be adapted.
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How associate a not connected pin to a net class? Enter following command in the command window: Cns_dummy_net
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Tips and Tricks
Where are the dimension commands?
Since SPB 16.5, associative dimensioning is possible. All the commands are available in the right mouse button menu after selecting
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How to dimension a cut-out?
1. Select Dimension Environment → Linear Dimension
2. Select a cut-out boarder 3. Press Right Mouse Button
→ Reject
4. Select the second boarder
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Tips and Tricks «Design Reuse»
A simple way to reuse a part of an existing design is touse the place replicate command.
This command is only available in the placement edit and in OrCAD PCB Designer Professional or Allegro PCB Designer.
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Tips and Tricks «Design Reuse»
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Tips and Tricks
Fillets and tapered tracesAngle
45° 60° 90°
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Tips and Tricks – Tapered traces
Enable the function:Before:
Route→ Gloss → Add Tapered Trace
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Besten Dank für Ihre Teilnahme und für Ihr
Interesse!
Für Fragen, Anregungen oder
Bemerkungen erreichen Sie mich unter:
Tel.:
+ 41 (0) 56 485 91 91
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