CADSTAR 6.0
- What's New
This
release of CADSTAR and boasts many functional improvements for
the circuit designer. The improvements include:
High-Speed
Constraint Manager
The Constraints Manager, included in all CADSTAR high-speed products,
includes functionality that is normally only available in high-cost
design tools. The designer may set design constraints in a simple,
spreadsheet-like table and these constraints are then maintained
throughout the PCB design flow. This cuts product time-to-market
by reducing design re-work. Both electrical and physical constraints
can be set.
Activ-45
The Activ-45, included in all products with P.R.Editor XR2000 or
greater, is a revolutionary set of algorithms that enables fast
and accurate, interactive 45-degree routing. Users simply click
on the start point then move the mouse along the desired route to
the next connection point. The tool automatically completes error-free
routing with true 45-degree angles and will push aside routes to
achieve this where necessary.
Multiple
Width Route Codes
The designer may set the maximum and minimum acceptable width limits
as well as the optimal width range. This means that the designer
may change route widths without needing to specify each new width
individually each time a new width is required.
Component
Move and Push aside
The component placement includes the ability to push aside components
and have them spring back to their old positions if possible. When
moving components a last legal position indicator can be displayed
along with a minimum force indicator for the optimal component position
based on connection density.
Drawing
tools
The drawing tools have been enhanced to provide a more accurate
and flexible method of creating, modifying and copying shapes.
Library
Management
The library management functions have been enhanced to include the
DATASHEET PUBLISHER, included in Gold and above, allowing the entire
library to be published in HTML format for use by any internet browser.
The library will now also support links to additional files such
as datasheets and set some component information to be only editable
in the library editor only.
More
features and customer requested enhancements have been included
in CADSTAR 6.0, click on the link below to download the current
version and read the What's New.
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Downloads:
- CADSTAR
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