Length: 3 days
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Course Description
This is the first in a two-series course. It is recommended that you take the Allegro® PCB Editor Intermediate Techniques course after finishing this one.
The Allegro PCB Editor Basic Techniques course contains all the fundamental steps for designing a PCB, from loading logic and netlist data to producing manufacturing/NC output. The task-oriented labs show you the combined use of interactive and automatic tools. This course requires the Allegro PCB Designer license or above.
This course requires the SPB17.4-2019QIR2(S013) software or later.
Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you will be able to:
- Efficiently navigate the user interface
- Create library parts which are used throughout the entire process of board layout
- Import logic design data
- Identify the different design rules and set them in your design
- Place your design interactively
- Route nets interactively
- Run the automatic router
- Create copper areas for planes
- Produce manufacturing output and documentation
Software Used in This Course
- Allegro PCB Designer license or above
Software Release(s)
SPB17.4-2019QIR2(S013) or later
Modules in this Course
- User Interface
- Working with Objects
- PCB Editor Initialization
- Padstacks
- Package Symbols
- Board Design Files
- Importing Logic Information into the PCB Editor
- Design Constraints
- Component Placement
- Advanced Placement
- Routing
- Copper Areas and Planes
- Preparing for Postprocessing
- Preparing the Board Design for Manufacturing
Audience
- CAD Engineers
- Designers
- Electrical Engineers
- Layout Designers
- PCB Designers
- PCB Layout Designers
Prerequisites
You must have experience with or knowledge of the following:
- Board Layout Design
Related Courses
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"This course was really good and practical, and gives super clues on some additional functions in the software which allows easier work with the tool."
Grzegorz Duszejko, Omicron Electronics
“Very useful course; strongly customer oriented. Good teacher and good slides.”
Hao Li, Incoatec
"The training was great and satisfying my needs. I especially like the lab and the support of the instructor in doing this lab."
Eslam Sawaby, Valeo
Very good training. I already knew a lot about this tool but could learn a lot of tricks anyway!”
Marc Schiricke, Ferchau Engineering
"Very good course material, excellent instructor, good environment. Course material is very structured, right amount of labs to practice the commands."
Thomas Zieger, Magneti Marelli
"The course was well prepared and I think that giving us time to do the labs after explanations is for us a really good way to directly practice our learning. (…) the contents were clear and easy to understand. The teacher was nice and took time for us."
Ruben Guerreiro, Meggitt Sensing Systems
"A very good experience, a lot of useful knowledge to take home."
Sebastian Eckert, Britze Elektronik
"I already knew the basics but I learned a lot of stuff to speed my work up and make it easier.”
Johannes Woehr, Schunk
“This training was very good. In 15 modules I learned a lot about the PCB Editor, each lesson was finished with some tutorials to practice the work with the tool."
Volker Rittmann, Incoatec
"Good training."
Fabrice Brossier, Thales Group