tutorial.pdf

DipTrace Tutorial

This document allows you to get started with ease by designing simple Schematic and its

PCB, pattern and component libraries, then trying different package features. The tutorial

includes step-by-step design guide and many additional insets that allow you to discover

program features. If you have any questions while learning the tutorial, contact our

support staff: support@diptrace.com . We will be happy to be of assistance and gladly

answer all your questions. This version of tutorial was created for DipTrace ver. 1.50

(build March 6, 2008).

Content

I. Creating a simple Schematic and PCB

1. Establishing a Schematic Size and Placing Titles

2. Configuring Libraries

3. Designing a Schematic

4. Converting to a PCB

5. Designing a PCB

5.1 Preparing to Route

5.2 Autorouting

5.3 Working with Layers

5.4 Measuring Trace Length

5.5 Manual Routing

5.6 Working with Vias

5.7 Selecting Objects by Type/Layer

5.8 Placing Text and Graphics

5.9 Copper Pour

5.10 Locking Objects

5.11 Design Verification

5.12 Design Information

5.13 Panelizing

5.14 Printing

6. Manufacturing output

6.2 Gerber output

6.3 Create NC Drill File for CNC Machine Drilling

II. Creating Libraries

1. Designing a Pattern Library

1.1 Customizing Pattern Editor

1.2 Designing a Resistor

1.4 Designing a Capacitor

1.5 Designing a DIP 14 Pattern

1.6 Designing a DIP Pattern with a Variable Number of Pads

1.7 Placing the Patterns

6.1 DXF output

1.3 Saving library

2. Designing a Component Library

2.1 Customizing Component Editor

2.2 Designing a Resistor

2.3 Designing a Capacitor

2.5 Designing VCC and GND Symbols

102

2.6 Using Additional fields

104

2.7 Spice Settings

107

2.8 Placing the Components

109

III. Using different package features

1. Connecting

114

1.1 Working with buses and page connectors

114

1.2 Working with net ports

118

1.3 Connecting without wires

118

1.4 Connection manager in Schematic and PCB Layout

120

2. Reference Designators

121

3. How to find components in libraries

125

4. Electrical Rule Check

126

5. Bill Of Materials (BOM)

6. Importing/Exporting net-lists

7. Spice Simulation

8. Checking Net Connectivity

9. Placement features

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130

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2.4 Designing a Multipart Component

I. Creating a simple Schematic and PCB.

This part of tutorial will teach you how to create a simple schematic and its PCB (Printed

Circuit Board) using DipTrace program.

This is a schematic that you will be creating using DipTrace schematic capture module:

Open DipTrace Schematic Capture module, i.e., go to Start  All Programs  DipTrace

 Schematic

If you run Schematic program first time, you will see the dialog box for graphics mode

and color scheme selection.

You can select graphics mode that is better for you:

1. Direct3D is the fastest mode for typical Windows PC and we recommend to use it if it

works on your system correctly and you haven't High-End Graphics System with

OpenGL hardware. However this mode also depends on hardware/drivers/versions, so

small percent of computers (usually with very new/buggy or very outdated OS/drivers)

can have issues with it (artefacts on the screen or some objects disappear).

2. OpenGL usually works a bit slower than Direct3D, however it is more universal for

different operating systems and less dependent on hardware/drivers. Also it will be the

best choice for high-end engineering/graphics stations with professional OpenGL graphic

cards. Anyway you can try both modes on heavy projects and choose the best for you.

3. Windows GDI can be used as alternate mode if both Direct3D and OpenGL don't work

correctly with your graphics card. It is much slower but doesn't depend on

drivers/hardware/OS. Also this mode is enough for comfortable work on small and

medium-sized projects.

We will use white background as more acceptable for printing this tutorial, you can select

the scheme you want. Also notice that you can change color scheme or define colors you

want any time from View/Colors.

The same dialog box will appear in PCB Layout module. Component Editor and Pattern

Editor use color settings of Schematic Capture and PCB Layout accordingly.

1. Establishing a schematic size and placing titles.

Establish a schematic size and place a drawing frame: File / Title & Sheet Setup, select

“ANSI A” in the “Sheet Template” box. Then go to the bottom of the screen, check the

“Display Titles” and “Display Sheet” boxes.

Notice that you can show/hide Titles and Sheet by selecting “View / Display Titles” and

“View / Display Sheet” from main menu.

Press the “-“ button until the drawing frame can be seen. Notice that “+”/ “–“ or mouse

wheel allow you to zoom on the schematic. If a mouse arrow points to the component or

to the selected area, the “Zoom” can be achieved by pressing “+” / “-“ or scrolling mouse

wheel. Also you can change zoom by selecting appropriate value from the scale box on

standard panel or simply typing it there.

To enter the text into the title field move the mouse arrow over that field (it should be

highlighted in green), then left-click on the field to see the pop up window with Field

Properties dialog box. In that dialog box you can type the text, define the alignment (Left,

Center or Right) and Font. In your case, type “Astable Flip Flop”, press “Font” button

and set the font size to “12”. Then click “OK” to close that dialog box to apply changes.

Notice that you can also enter multi-line text into the title block fields.

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