Full Professional
Features
CircuitCREATOR Pro™
also includes the complete version of BoardCREATOR Pro™ the
most complete, full featured Printed Circuit Board Design and Layout
software (also available separately). Like LogicCREATOR
Pro, BoardCREATOR Pro is a third generation product
integrating advanced functionality, with the ease of a modern
graphical user interface. BoardCREATOR Pro provides all the
sophisticated features necessary for P.C.B. creation, editing or
revision, artwork printing and plotting, and complete error design
checking all from within a single program. With the
CircuitCREATOR Pro shell, it is a snap to pop back and forth
between schematic and board design tools.
Surface Mount
Devices
BoardCREATOR Pro
includes the functions needed for today's board technologies it
supports standard through-hole mount and full-surface mount. It
provides for automatic foot-print mirroring, zero diameter pads, and
solder paste masks, making surface mount a snap.
Single and
Multi-Layer
Single and Multi-Layer boards are
supported in fact, BoardCREATOR Pro supports up to 256 layers
each layer provides masks for: conductor, solder mask, paste mask,
assembly mask, routing schedule, power & ground, drill drawing mask,
sketch mask (for notes etc.).
Automatic Part
Placement
BoardCREATOR Pro contains
unique and exclusive automatic part placement functions to
streamline the design process by using LogicCREATOR Pro (or
other standard schematic utilities) to produce net-lists, the
program will create the preliminary outline of the board and assist
in component placement. Select to display a "Rats Nest" view
or select components – and when moving components, the Rats Nest
dynamically moves allowing fast, sure placement. This facilitates
each component's placement and significantly speeds the design
process.
Unique
Features
BoardCREATOR Pro provide
support for other important board design features, including: blind
and buried vias, thermal relief pads, power and ground planes. Also,
a unique "Region (Copper) Pour" feature that allows drawing
areas for ground planes, etc. (provides support for variable
pattern meshes).
Design Rule
Checker
The On-Line Design Rule Checker means
that common errors never get ignored using the schematic net-list,
all connections are verified, and shorts eliminated. This occurs
on-demand while designing the board no waiting for lengthy reports
(though reports are also available) allows instantaneous correction
while still in the editor. This assures accuracy and improved
productivity. Also, any component can be manually selected to show
its connection to other components.
Extensive
Output
BoardCREATOR Pro provide full
support for industry output formats, including: Excellon compatible
NC drill files, aperture list for Gerber and laser photo-plotters,
AutoCAD DXF, analog & digital simulator files, as well as 15 other
net list formats. It is also easy to import existing designs from
other programs, including "OrCAD". To aid in eliminating additional
errors, BoardCREATOR Pro provides a full photo-plot viewer.
Accuracy and
More
Other important BoardCREATOR Pro
features include: accuracy of 0.001 inches, a complete set of
standard component foot-prints in a user expandable library with
each symbol/part fully rotate. Large boards of up to 32"x32" are
supported. And the program provides automatic "Check Pointing"
to save work in progress against accidental loss.
On-Line Help
Each of the CircuitCREATOR Pro
utilities includes the full User's Reference Guide on-line. This
means that complete answers are just a click away.
