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September 29, 2020
Tech Tip: How to Register a Command for the Tool List in CR-8000 Engineering Desktop
Many Designers are always asking Zuken how they can create their own user commands that will appear in the Tool List when doing a Right Mouse Button Click on a design under settings in the Engineering Desktop. User commands can be created and listed. This can be accomplished with minimal effort. It will be the designer’s responsibility to create a script that will be listed on the tool list.
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September 24, 2020
Tech Tip: Design Force 3D Technology Editor
In Design Force you can edit your board Technology using the 3D Technology Editor. In the 3D technology edit window, you can perform the following operations to edit the technology for the board.
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September 15, 2020
Tech-Tip: CR-8000 Combo Command in CR-8000 Engineering Desktop
In CR-8000 Engineering Desktop, we have a function call “CR-8000 Combo Command”. What is the “CR-8000 Combo Command”? This command allows a user to create and put in multiple CR-8000 tool commands together, and continuously execute multiple processes. We have a dialog to create the process how the user likes to run it.
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August 25, 2020
Tech-Tip: Checking Data Outside the Board
Board design rule checks only check up to the board outline. If you had dropped or moved some data outside the board outline there was no check for this until now...
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Juli 07, 2020
Tech-Tip: Creating a Connector Pin Netlist
Checking the pinout of your connectors is an important part of creating your printed circuit board. Checking your pin connections can save you from a costly re-spin of your circuit board. This can be done using the Constraint Browser in Design Force. By default, the Constraint Browser does not show this information.
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Mai 12, 2020
Tech-Tip: Design Synchronization Tool
When your design is nearing completion and you want to make sure the schematic matches what you have in your board try using the Design Gateway, Design Synchronization Tool.
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April 17, 2020
Working Remotely with CR-8000 Tools
During the current COVID-19 pandemic situation, we are all experiencing changes in our day-to-day lives. While we’re all staying safe at home, we’re now also working at home. At Zuken, we’re working with customers daily to address their business needs.
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April 02, 2020
Setting up to Work from Home using Zuken Software
During this time of Covid-19 we’re all trying to keep the wheels of business turning, and that means that most of us are now preparing to work from home. This post points out some of the things to consider when setting up a home office, including how to set up your Zuken software.
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März 31, 2020
Tech Tip: Exporting Search Results
This brief video shows you how exporting search results to a CSV (Comma Separated Values) file works. A repeated support call topic is how to export a long list of search results, so we will cover that one, too.
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Februar 20, 2020
Tech Tip: Managing BOMs Through the Component EOL Cycle with Zuken’s DS-CR
Electronic components are constantly changing, causing parts to go EOL (End-of-Life) for various reasons: companies go out of business, component product lines change hands, old technology is updated with new. Electronic product manufacturers must be agile to keep their product BOMs (bill of materials) up to date and keep their supply chain humming. Fortunately for them, Zuken’s DS-CR customers leverage component and design data relationships to tackle the problem.
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Januar 21, 2020
Tech Tip: Design Force Cut Land
When design space is at a premium, sometimes traces can be at risk of being exposed by any misregistration of the solder mask. If you have this situation use the “Cut Land” option under the Track tab in Design Force.
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Januar 02, 2020
Top 10 Tech Tips of 2019
Top 10 Tech Tips of 2019 – try saying that one 5 times fast!
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November 05, 2019
Tech Tip: How to Simulate Analog Circuit Design in Design Gateway
This video shows how users can simulate and analyze Analog circuit design in the CR-8000 Design Gateway interface with the PSPICE simulation tool.
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Oktober 31, 2019
Halloween Tips and Treats
Our team loves to share their expertise to help users be more efficient and productive using our software. Brian Gilman, Geo Ng, and Sanu Warrier have gathered up some of their favorite Halloween Tips and Treats here for you. Nothing scary here – just six expert tips that will help you improve your skills and treat you to something new!
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September 19, 2019
Tech-Tip: Setting a temporary grid in Design Force
Offsetting your Grid can be very useful when your component pads do not fall on the current Grid.
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August 17, 2019
Tech Tip: Setting Clearance Classes in CR-8000 Design Gateway
When a design requires specific minimum spacing between net classes, these clearance classes can easily be created and assigned in CR-8000 Design Gateway.
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