National Instruments Ultiboard Chapter 5 Working with Traces and Copper

Contents
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Placing Other Elements.................................................................................................4-20
Placing Mounting Holes and Connectors........................................................4-21
Placing Holes ..................................................................................................4-21
Placing Shapes and Graphics..........................................................................4-21
Working with Jumpers....................................................................................4-23
Placing Jumpers................................................................................4-23
Viewing and Editing Jumper Properties........................................... 4-23
Working with Test Points ...............................................................................4-24
Placing Test Points ...........................................................................4-24
Viewing and Editing Test Point Properties ......................................4-25
Working with Dimensions.............................................................................. 4-25
Placing Dimensions..........................................................................4-25
Viewing and Editing Dimension Properties..................................... 4-26
Placing Parts from the Database....................................................................................4-27
Editing Parts and Shapes...............................................................................................4-29
Editing a Placed Part (In-Place Edit).............................................................. 4-29
Editing a Polygon............................................................................................4-30
Viewing and Editing Through Hole Pin Properties ........................................4-31
Viewing and Editing SMT Pin Properties.......................................................4-33
Searching For and Replacing Parts................................................................................4-34
Searching for Parts in Open Designs ..............................................................4-34
Locating a Part in a Design.............................................................................4-34
Replacing Parts ...............................................................................................4-35
Cross-probing................................................................................................................4-35
Creating New Parts........................................................................................................4-35
Using the Database Manager to Create a Part.................................................4-35
Using the Part Wizard to Create a Part........................................................... 4-36
Managing the Database.................................................................................................4-41
Working with Database Categories.................................................................4-43
Adding Parts to the Database..........................................................................4-44
Adding Parts using the Database Manager.......................................4-45
Adding Parts using the Add Selection to Database Command ........ 4-45
Merging and Converting Databases ..............................................................................4-46
Merging Databases..........................................................................................4-46
Converting Databases .....................................................................................4-47
Chapter 5
Working with Traces and Copper
Placing Traces ...............................................................................................................5-1
Working with Traces.......................................................................................5-2
Placing a Trace: Manual Method.................................................................... 5-2
Placing a Trace: Follow-me Method...............................................................5-3
Placing a Trace: Connection Machine Method............................................... 5-4