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March 31, 2020
Tech Tip: Exporting Search Results
This brief video shows you how exporting search results to a CSV (Comma Separated Values) file works. A repeated support call topic is how to export a long list of search results, so we will cover that one, too.
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March 17, 2020
Tech-Tip: Exporting Multiple Unplaced Groups
Tech-Tip: Exporting Multiple Unplaced Groups
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February 20, 2020
Tech Tip: Managing BOMs Through the Component EOL Cycle with Zuken’s DS-CR
Electronic components are constantly changing, causing parts to go EOL (End-of-Life) for various reasons: companies go out of business, component product lines change hands, old technology is updated with new. Electronic product manufacturers must be agile to keep their product BOMs (bill of materials) up to date and keep their supply chain humming. Fortunately for them, Zuken’s DS-CR customers leverage component and design data relationships to tackle the problem.
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February 18, 2020
Tech-Tip: Compare the shape of each layer in two design data items
The Designer can compare two designs to see the differences between the two. This can be useful if minor changes or major changes have been made to an existing design or one received from another facility.
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February 04, 2020
Tech Tip: Importing DXF drawings into E3.series for use as connector symbols
In this Tech Tip, I describe the steps to import 2D DXF drawings provided by a connector manufacturer into E3.series Database Editor for use as a connector symbol’s graphic, as well as how to scale and orient the imported graphic so it can properly represent the connector.
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January 21, 2020
Tech Tip: Design Force Cut Land
When design space is at a premium, sometimes traces can be at risk of being exposed by any misregistration of the solder mask. If you have this situation use the “Cut Land” option under the Track tab in Design Force.
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January 07, 2020
Tech-Tip: How to convert an Access database to a SQL database
This video will show you how simple it is to convert an Access Database (.mdb) to a SQL Database using Zuken’s DBTool application.
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January 02, 2020
Top 10 Tech Tips of 2019
Top 10 Tech Tips of 2019 – try saying that one 5 times fast!
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December 17, 2019
Tech-Tip: Reporting E3.series Multiuser Project Information
E3.Enterprise system administrators and users alike may find benefit from this video that provides a scripting method to produce a timestamped report file containing E3.series multiuser project data that can be opened in Microsoft Excel and sorted. This may be particularly helpful when preparing for a software upgrade to the E3.series system in order to prioritize which multiuser design projects are most critical to upgrade first over a migration weekend.
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November 19, 2019
Tech Tip: How to export MCAD data from CR-8000 Design Force to enable faster thermal simulation in ANSYS Icepak
This video demonstrates how you can export a STEP file from CR-8000 Design Force including automatically editing your package shape and deformation spec to reduce heat transfer and fluid flow simulation time in ANSYS Icepak.
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November 05, 2019
Tech Tip: How to Simulate Analog Circuit Design in Design Gateway
This video shows how users can simulate and analyze Analog circuit design in the CR-8000 Design Gateway interface with the PSPICE simulation tool.
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October 31, 2019
Halloween Tips and Treats
Our team loves to share their expertise to help users be more efficient and productive using our software. Brian Gilman, Geo Ng, and Sanu Warrier have gathered up some of their favorite Halloween Tips and Treats here for you. Nothing scary here – just six expert tips that will help you improve your skills and treat you to something new!
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September 10, 2019
Tech-Tip: Setting a temporary grid in Design Force
Offsetting your Grid can be very useful when your component pads do not fall on the current Grid.
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August 06, 2019
Tech Tip: Setting Clearance Classes in CR-8000 Design Gateway
When a design requires specific minimum spacing between net classes, these clearance classes can easily be created and assigned in CR-8000 Design Gateway.
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July 09, 2019
Tech Tip: How to Transfer ABL File From CR-8000 Design Force to Keysight ADS Momentum
This video illustrates how to import and export ABL file from CR-8000 Advanced PCB Design Software Design Force tool to Keysight Technology’s Advanced Design Systems (ADS) Momentum Tool.
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June 11, 2019
Tech-Tip: Configuring and Using Custom Verification Scripts
In this tech-tip, we will cover the steps for creating custom verification scripts. This will ultimately create consistency in your verification process as well as saving you time as you can reuse this script from one design to the next.
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