Professional PCB Design System with easy-to-learn user interface
November 4, 2005 (Press Release) --
New circuit board design software helps electronics engineers and
technicians create PCB board designs in half the time with half of the
usual costs.
DipTrace is an advanced PCB design software application that comes
with PCB Layout module, Schematic Capture and Component/Pattern
editors to design your own component libraries. Besides being very
simple to learn, which is quite an accomplishment for an engineering
software application, the software has a very intuitive user interface
and many innovative features that most marketed PCB Design packages
lack.
For instance, a schematic can be converted to a PCB with one mouse
click. The board designer can instantly renew the PCB from an updated
version of schematic and keep existing placement, routed traces, board
outline, mounting holes and other work. DipTrace has a high quality
automatic router, superior to many routers included in other PCB
layout packages. It can route a single layer (bottom side) and
multilayer circuit boards, and there is an option to autoroute a
single layer board with jumper wires, if required. Smart manual
routing tools allow users to finalize the design and to get the
results they want in a blink of an eye.
Accurate shape-based copper pour system with different possible fill
types and thermals can be placed to plane layer and manufacturing
costs can be reduced by minimizing the amount of etchant. Another
important feature is Design Rule Check (DRC) - the function that
checks the clearance between design objects, minimum size of tracks
and drills, which ensures board accuracy. A feature comparing a PCB to
a schematic helps detect possible design mistakes and correct them
before prototyping.
The program supports different output formats, like DXF, N/C drill
files for the Numerically Controlled drilling machines and Gerber
files that most board manufacturers use. Very important feature for
hobbyists is automatic creation of isolation poly lines and exporting
them to DXF, DXF files can be converted to G-code with free ACE
Converter tool. DipTrace also contains an impressive number of
standard libraries with 50,000+ components.
While the least expensive software to perform similar functions is
likely to cost thousands of US Dollars, the unlimited version of
DipTrace is available for 495 US Dollars, DipTrace Standard (1000
pins) and DipTrace Lite (500 pins) are available for 295 USD and 145
USD, accordingly. Also, there is completely free version available for
students and hobbyists with 250 pins limit!
Full-featured 30-Day trial and free version with 250 pins limit are
available at http://www.diptrace.com
technicians create PCB board designs in half the time with half of the
usual costs.
DipTrace is an advanced PCB design software application that comes
with PCB Layout module, Schematic Capture and Component/Pattern
editors to design your own component libraries. Besides being very
simple to learn, which is quite an accomplishment for an engineering
software application, the software has a very intuitive user interface
and many innovative features that most marketed PCB Design packages
lack.
For instance, a schematic can be converted to a PCB with one mouse
click. The board designer can instantly renew the PCB from an updated
version of schematic and keep existing placement, routed traces, board
outline, mounting holes and other work. DipTrace has a high quality
automatic router, superior to many routers included in other PCB
layout packages. It can route a single layer (bottom side) and
multilayer circuit boards, and there is an option to autoroute a
single layer board with jumper wires, if required. Smart manual
routing tools allow users to finalize the design and to get the
results they want in a blink of an eye.
Accurate shape-based copper pour system with different possible fill
types and thermals can be placed to plane layer and manufacturing
costs can be reduced by minimizing the amount of etchant. Another
important feature is Design Rule Check (DRC) - the function that
checks the clearance between design objects, minimum size of tracks
and drills, which ensures board accuracy. A feature comparing a PCB to
a schematic helps detect possible design mistakes and correct them
before prototyping.
The program supports different output formats, like DXF, N/C drill
files for the Numerically Controlled drilling machines and Gerber
files that most board manufacturers use. Very important feature for
hobbyists is automatic creation of isolation poly lines and exporting
them to DXF, DXF files can be converted to G-code with free ACE
Converter tool. DipTrace also contains an impressive number of
standard libraries with 50,000+ components.
While the least expensive software to perform similar functions is
likely to cost thousands of US Dollars, the unlimited version of
DipTrace is available for 495 US Dollars, DipTrace Standard (1000
pins) and DipTrace Lite (500 pins) are available for 295 USD and 145
USD, accordingly. Also, there is completely free version available for
students and hobbyists with 250 pins limit!
Full-featured 30-Day trial and free version with 250 pins limit are
available at http://www.diptrace.com
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