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Whats New
Version 2014 Q3
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• Panelization V14.3
– Display of actual board outline during interactive placement
– Snap to grid capability
– Annotate of secondary reference designator
– Usability improvements
• Label Tune V14.3
– Usability improvements
– Visibility control
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Panelization V14.3
• General
– Ability to annotate secondary reference
designator to panel documentation
subclass
– GUI changes
• Interactive placement
– Separate form
– Ability to display actual design outline
instead of design bounding box
– Snap to grid option
– Fully dynamic
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Display actual design outline
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Label Tune V14.3
• Visibility control
– Limit layers
– Toggle display of corresponding
subclasses separately for TOP and
BOTTOM
• Usability improvements
– Direct interaction (No Execute
button any longer)
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• Polar Grid Utilities V14.2
– New module
– Set functions for boards where circular placement and routing is required
• Menu structure overhaul
– New menu structure
– Based on categories
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Polar Grid Utilities V14.2
• Set of functions
– Defining and editing a polar grid
– Polar placement
– Polar routing
– Polar shape editing including voids
• Snap control
– Coarse and fine grid
– System grid
• Polar grid can be also used in
conjunction with standard PCB Editor
commands using RMB - Snap pick to -
Intersection
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Polar Grid Utilities V14.2
• Setup Grid
– Define a new grid
– Edit an existing grid
– Fully parameterized
– Coarse and fine grid settings
– Line and dot style support
– Stored as format symbol in database
– Visibility control
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Polar Grid Utilities V14.2
• Polar placement
– Special mode for placing component in circular or radial
fashion
– Snap to fine or coarse grid
– Various alignment and rotation capabilities
– Spinning on polar grid basis (e.g. Polar lock)
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Place and Spin mode
Place mode
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Polar Grid Utilities V14.2
• Polar Routing
– Special mode for drafting or routing in a circular or
radial fashion
– Snap to fine or coarse grid
– Ability to follow radial and angular contour
– Alternate path options (e.g. Arc smart)
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Polar Grid Utilities V14.2
• Polar shape and void editing
– Special mode for creating shapes and voids in a polar
grid
– Snap to fine or coarse grid
– Ability to follow radial and angular contour
– Alternate path options (e.g. Arc smart)
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Menu structure overhaul
• Based on categories
• Improved navigation
• Console commands have not
changed
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Draft menu Shapes menu Edit menu
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Menu structure overhaul
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Free Apps menu
Check/Review menu Documentation menu
Manufacturing menu
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• Barcode Generator V14.1
– Now supporting QR Code
– Other enhancements (e.g. parameter preset through configuration file)
• Snap Generator V14.1
– Bugfix
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• Barcode Generator V14.1: QR Code support
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• IBIS Prototype Modeler V14.1
– New module
– Creates scalable IBIS models
– For early stage signal integrity analysis
– Available in Sigxp
• Panelization V14.1
– Enhancements
• Installation Guide
– Documentation Update
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• IBIS Prototype Modeler V14.1
– Ability to create Push/Pull, Open-Sink and Open-Source buffers
– Adjustable voltage levels
– Adjustable internal resistance including a calculator
– Adjustable slew rate dV/dt
– Ability to include saturation and clamping effects
– Support for single-ended as well as differential outputs
– Support for output only and bidirectional models
– Ability to view curves in Sigwave
– Generate DML models as well as native IBIS models
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• IBIS Prototype Modeler V14.1
Pullup, Pulldown and Rload curves
Power Ground clamp curves
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• Shape Utilities V13.4
– Bugfixes
– Enhancements
• Skeleton view for selected shape in Boolean mode
• Support for pins and vias in Boolean mode, useful for ANDNOT operations
• All function from Shape Utilities now retain group membership
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• Advanced Mirror V13.4
– New options in Geometry only mode
• Mirror text
• Smart spin 2-pin devices
• PCB Library Plot V13.4
– Improved customization
– Enhanced display styles
• Drill holes
• Hatch display support for shapes, pads and holes
• Panelization V13.4 – Enhancements
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• Advanced Mirror V13.3
– New module
– Supports mirror operations while moving or copying objects
• Panelization V13.3
– Fixes, new features
• Variant Assembly V13.3
– Fixes
– New features
• Variant BOM V13.2
– Fixes
– Already available in Q2 SP1
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• Advanced Mirror V13.3
– Enables mirror operations while moving or copying elements
• Mirror across subclasses (Geometry and Layer)
• Mirror on the same subclass (Geometry only)
– Including placement and routing
– Selection through window or single pick, dynamic preview
– Special handling for symbols and vias in Geometry only mode
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Floware 2013 Q3 SP1
• Panelization V13.3
– New features
• Load Artwork option
• Load Techfile option
• Save and Load
configuration to file
• Support for relative design
pathes
• …
– Fixes
• Performance
• Library dependencies
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• Variant Assembly V13.3
– Color option for DNI
components
– New color chooser
– Handling for additional layers
– Fixes
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• Sigxp Colors V13.2
– Adjusts color scheme to white background
– Useful for presentation and documentation purposes
– Free of charge
• Floware Startup
– Sigxp integration
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• Shield Routing V13.1
– New module for interactive shielding of critical nets
• Post Processing V13.1A
– Bugfix
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Shield Routing V13.1
• Creates shield for critical signals in a
semiautomatic way
– Through interactive routing including dynamic
preview
– By selecting existing clines
• Support for side and tandem shields
including parameters for gap and width and
net name
• Support for dynamic or static shapes as well
as route keepouts
• Advanced parameters can be used to control
layers individually
• Parameters stored in database for each
shield structure separately
– Existing shields can be updated at any time
without reentering information
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Shield Routing V13.1
• Default shield parameters
– For regular applications
– Side shielding (width and gap)
– Tandem shielding (width) on
adjacent layers only
– Shape style and net name
• Advanced parameters
– Can be used to define parameters
for several layers individually
– Export/Import settings for reuse
purposes
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Shield Routing V13.1
• Routing shields interactively
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Dynamic preview while routing with cursor
Final structure once snapping to pin or via
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Shield Routing V13.1
• Updating existing shield structures due to routing modifications
– Seamless update since parameters are stored in the database for each
shield structure
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Shield Routing V13.1
• Creating combined shields for
several contiguous clines
– Through Temp Group
command
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• Parameter probe
– Simply copy parameters from one structure to another
– Parameters will be extracted and can be applied to other clines
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Floware 2013 Q1
• Replace Via 13.1
– Improved selection handling, now
supporting window drag and LMB
pick for selecting and deselecting
vias
– Bugfixes
• Licensing mechanism change
– Affects all modules
– New license file required when
using kit 2013_q1 and higher
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Floware 2012 S14
• SPB 16.6 database changes
require update for
– Class Color V1.10
– Padstack Finder V1.10
– Variant Assembly V4.20
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• Quick Symbol Edit V1.00
– Opens symbol editor out of a layout database for viewing or editing purposes
– Three modes
• Edit same session Acts similar to Tools – Modify Design Padstack (next slide)
• Edit new session Launches a new session and open the symbol dra file
• Export only Only exports symbol data (dra, psm, pad etc.) for the selected symbol to a specified directory
• Free of charge
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Quick Symbol Edit V1.00
• Edit same session
– Seamless edit and update of a symbol definition in board context
– Acts like Tools – Modify Design Padstack
– Steps
1. Launch Quick Symbol Edit in layout context
2. Select a symbol
3. Choose Edit same session
4. Current database closes, symbol dra file will be opened
5. Make your modifications
6. Finally choose File – Update board database
7. Specify update settings
8. The layout database from which the command was launched opens again and the footprints will be updated.
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Floware 2012 S12
• Panelization V2.00
– Automatic notification for update
– Status check (time stamp
compare)
– Specify other board layers to be
included in panel
– Other enhancements
• All module data are now fixed by
default
• Setting long name size to 255 by
default
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Floware 2012 S12
• Panelization V2.00
– Automatic notification when board
databases have been modified
– Status report gives details about
time stamps
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Floware 2012 S12
• Panelization V2.00
– Specify additional board layers to be included in panel
– Environment variable no longer needed
– Settings stored in database
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Floware 2012 S11
• Class Color V1.00
– New module
– Free of charge
• Documentation updates
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• Class Color V1.00 – Enables users to color spacing net
classes for review and documentation purposes
– Color chooser
– Legend support
– Settings stored in database
– Export/import settings
– Free of charge
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Floware 2012 S10
• Padstack Finder
– New module
– Free of charge
• Highlight Dummy Pins V1.20
– Use model update
• Color chooser
• Assign Net to Via V1.10
– Bugfix pattern matching
• Floware Loader V4.30
– Bugfix double pulldown
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• Padstack Finder V1.00
– Enables users to search and navigate for padstacks in the current design
– Filter capabilities
• Distinguish between pins and vias
• Padstack name
• Drill size
• Wildcard support
– Highlight and crossprobe
– Color by group
– Free of charge
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• Padstack Finder V1.00
– Color by group
• By specifying a group name individual groups can be colored
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Floware 2012 S08
• Shape Utilities V3.01
– New: Advanced Boundary Edit
• Stretching
• Cutting
• Rounding Off
• ….
• Assign Net to Via V1.00
– New module
– Free of charge
• Variant Assembly V4.10
– Bugfix
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Floware 2012 S08
• Shape Utilities V3.01 – Advanced Boundary Edit
– Supports several modes
• Stretching of shapes
• Cutting of shapes
• Rounding off vertices
• Changing existing round off radius
• Modifying individual arc segments of a shape
– All modes within one command
• Including Oops support
– Additional features
• Can also edit voids (Find Filter)
• Supports single pick as well as window selection
(several vertices)
• Snap to grid, Trim to selection window
• Display control (e.g. handle size)
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Floware 2012 S08
• Shape Utilities V3.01 – Advanced Boundary Edit
– Use model
1. Select the shape or void to be modified
2. Select an action,
e.g. Round off vertex
3. Pick a vertex or drag a window to select the vertices
4. Switch to other modes if necessary and continue
5. RMB - Done
User window
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• Shape Utilities V3.01 – Advanced Boundary Edit
– Stretching of shapes
• Specify offset if accurate stretch distance is needed
• Trim to selection window let’s you control stretch point origin
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• Shape Utilities V3.01 – Advanced Boundary Edit
– Cutting of shapes
• Adjacent segments of selected vertices will be deleted
• Trim to selection window simply cuts at the window boundary
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• Shape Utilities V3.01 – Advanced Boundary Edit
– Rounding off vertices
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• Shape Utilities V3.01 – Advanced Boundary Edit
– Change Round Off radius
• Let’s you change existing rounded off corners
• Can also restore original vertices by specifying a radius of 0.0
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• Shape Utilities V3.01 – Advanced Boundary Edit
– Change Arc mode
• Parameters of existing arcs can be changed in Options panel. End points
of adjacent segments will be adjusted automatically. Tuning possible by
using +/- buttons.
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• Shape Utilities V3.01 – Advanced Boundary Edit
– Other highlights
• Stretch/Cut on arc segments in conjunction with Trim option
• Round Off with adjacent arc segments
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• Assign Net to Via V1.00
– Enables users to change the net on existing
vias
– No need to delete and route new ones
– Use model
• Select net from list (including wildcard
support) or by context RMB - Pick Net
• Click on one or more vias
• Choose RMB – Done to confirm
– Free of charge
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• Assign Net to Via V1.00
Example
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Floware 2012 S07
• Drafting Utilities V2.00
– New feature Arc2Vec:
• Supporting vectorization of arcs
• ZDRC V4.10
– Bugfix
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Floware 2012 S06
• Mask Generator V1.00
– New module
– Free of charge
• Highlight Dummy Pins V1.1
– Minor changes
• Synchronize Testprep V1.10
– Minor changes
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Floware 2012 S06
• Mask Generator V1.00
– In some cases customers may want to
oversize mask data (soldermask,
pastemask) due to manufacturing
requirements.
– Data will be generated on Manufacturing
subclass.The original padstacks won’t be
touched.
– Input parameters
• Source data (“What to oversize”) can be
specified separately for vias and pins
• Oversize values (positive and negative)
• Side to process
• Manufacturing subclass where data will
be written to
– Free of charge
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Pins and vias on TOP Manufacturing subclass MSK_OV30U_TOP
• Mask Generator V1.00
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Floware 2012 S05
• Shape Utilities V2.00
– Ability to specify a destination layer where the result of the Boolean
operation will be written to. By default the result will be applied to the
shape which was selected first.
– Ability to split shapes across voids, useful when working on non-
voidable layers such as KEEPOUT, NO_PROBE etc.
–
Shape 1 Shape 2
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Floware 2012 S05
• Highlight Dummy Pins V1.00
– Assigns a color to all pins in a design which are not connected to any net
– Including report and crossprobe functionality
– Useful for review purposes
– Free of charge
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Floware 2012 S05
• Panelization V1.50
– Support for MCM and SIP databases
– Bugfixes
• Post Processing 1.21
– Bugfixes
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Floware 2012 S04
• Label Tune V2.00
– User can choose other labels to process (e.g. Refdes, Value,
Part_Number)
– New rotation mode „Force Angle“ which allows users to specify a fixed
angle for center and fit operations
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Floware 2012 S04
• PCB Library Plot V1.60
– Bugfix: Initialization issue
– Bugfix: White spaces in pathes
– Uprev warning suppressed
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Floware 2012 S04
• Variant BOM V3.70
– New feature: „Exclude Parts by“ allows users to exclude BOM non-
relevant parts such as testpoints, including wildcard support (e.g.
REFDES=TP*)
– Bugfixes
Several match pattern can be separated by |
e.g. TP*|X*
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Floware 2012 S04
• Synchronize Testprep V1.00
– Automates the testpoint assignment in PCB
Editor when dummy testpoint symbols (one-
pin components with Refdes) have been used
in the schematic.
– Postprocessing can then be done using PCB
Editor Testprep functionality.
– Free of charge