Chapter 3 Setting Up a Design
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Using the Board Wizard Complete the following steps to use the Board Wizard:
1. Choose Tools»Board Wizard. The Board Wizard... Board
Technology dialog box appears.
2. Enable the Change the layer technology option. Choose the board
technology and click Next. Refer to the Defining Copper Layers
section for more information about board technology.
The next step of the wizard depends on which type of technology you
chose.
3. If you chose Multi-layers constructed with double sided board
(layer pairs), define the lamination settings for the board:
• Select Top Layer and Bottom Layer as desired.
• Set the number of layer pairs you intend to use by entering the
value or using the up/down arrows in the Layer Pairs field. There
should be at least one layered pair to act as a core.
• Select the Blind Vias or Buried Vias checkboxes to use these in
your design.
• As you make changes to the layer settings, the information
window shows the acceptable layer combinations for blind and
buried vias. In this window, select the layer combinations you
want to allow in your design.
•Click Next.
If you chose Multi-layers constructed with double sided boards
and single layer stack-ups, define the lamination settings for the
board as follows:
• Select Top Layer and Bottom Layer as desired.
• Set the number of layer pairs you intend to use by entering the
value or using the up/down arrows in the Layer Pairs field. There
should be at least one layered pair to act as a core.
• Set the number of Single Layer Build-ups for both the top and
bottom. There should be at least one layered pair to act as a core.
• Select the Blind Vias, Buried Vias, or Micro Vias checkboxes to
use these in your design.
• As you make changes to the layer settings, the information
window shows the acceptable layer combinations for blind and
buried vias or microvias. In this window, select the layer
combinations you want to allow in your design.
•Click Next.