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March 20, 2018
Tech Tip: Batch Creation of Pin Pairs in CR-8000
Creating pin pairs in the Constraint Browser is fine for one or two nets at a time, but if you want to create pin pairs for a whole design, I recommend using an easy, single-step macro.
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Creating pin pairs in the Constraint Browser is fine for one or two nets at a time, but if you want to create pin pairs for a whole design, I reco...
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March 13, 2018
Tech Tip: Creating Off Sheet Connections in E3.series
This video walks through the process of creating connections that span more than one page in E3.series. This process comes in handy if your schematic sheet gets too crowded or your signal continues to another part of the schematic.
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March 06, 2018
Tech Tip: CR-8000 Design Force Tip Lengthening Patterns
Did you know when editing lengthening patterns in CR-8000 Design Force, you can modify the lengthening pattern, and meet your constraints all in one step?
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Did you know when editing lengthening patterns in CR-8000 Design Force, you can modify the lengthening pattern, and meet your constraints all in o...
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February 06, 2018
Tech Tip: How to Generate Offset Vias from a Via in CR-8000 Design Force
CR-8000 Design Force 2017 has improved the offset via function by adding efficiency in pulling out tracks from vias, creating BGA designs and build-up designs. The controls are based on the following...
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January 30, 2018
Tech Tip: Mirroring Routed Double-sided Components in CR-8000 Design Force
A common task that is often dreaded among PCB designers is having to relocate a large point-count BGA that’s fanned out, and even partially escaped routed, to the opposite side of a PCB.
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A common task that is often dreaded among PCB designers is having to relocate a large point-count BGA that's fanned out, and even partially escape...
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January 23, 2018
Tech Tip: Generating Where-used Reports in DS-CR (formerly known as DS-2)
One of the more powerful capabilities of a good data management system such as DS-CR (formerly known as DS-2) is searching and the ability to generate reports. A great example is the ability to generate Where-used information. These types of reports are extremely useful when performing impact assessments where ...
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January 16, 2018
Tech Tip: How to Create Custom Workspaces in E3.series
The customization and workspace flexibility is one more way for E3.series to give the user what they need and want. All workspace customizations can be saved locally to provide a consistent user interface.
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January 09, 2018
Tech Tip: Accelerated Electrical Designs with Excel and E3.series
We are all looking to gain productivity in our design cycle to save time and reduce costs. A good method to get a head start is to use Excel or a .csv file to get the design started and load devices into you project. The most common application is to load the connectors and signals from Printed Circuit Board (PCB) in the electrical design. Blocks can be used to represent systems and the Excel sheet can help you get the system information from other teams or 3rd party vendors.
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November 20, 2017
Tech Tip: How to Set-up Autorouting in E3.series
E3.series 2017 brings improved automatic routing for making connections by adding automatic connections between selected items. The most common controls are based on the following scenarios ...
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E3.series 2017 brings improved automatic routing for making connections by adding automatic connections between selected items.