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September 10, 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 01, 2019
6 NEW Routing Enhancements in CR-8000 Design Force 2019

With every software release, you’ll find hundreds of enhancements, and CR-8000 Design Force 2019 is not an exception. Some are flashy and exciting, while others are, well, more utilitarian. But each and every one of them makes the product better. In this post, I’ll review my favorite 6 new routing enhancements in CR-8000 Design Force 2019.

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July 09, 2019
Tech Tip: How to Transfer ABL File From CR-8000 Design Force to Keysight ADS Momentum

This video illustrates how to import and export ABL file from CR-8000 Advanced PCB Design Software Design Force tool to Keysight Technology’s Advanced Design Systems (ADS) Momentum Tool.

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May 28, 2019
Tech-Tip: CR-8000 Design Force – Benefits Of Export/Import Of Data Resource Files

If you migrated from CR-5000 Board Designer you might recall my ToolTip a few years back, specific to using the Parameter Resource file, in order to save and reuse settings you define within the tool such as route parameters or dimension parameters. The data resource file in the Design Force is the equivalent to that parameters resource file.

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May 07, 2019
Tech-Tip: DF 2019 New Feature: How to do checking the unconnected length

In DF 2019 we have new feature call “Checking the Unconnected Length”. But this feature is not in the What’s New online help, since it is execute by simple macro syntax...

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April 23, 2019
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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February 19, 2019
Tech Tip: Re-use Block Basics – Using Design Gateway to build a circuit block library

And it's easier than you think. A reuse library can boost productivity and product reliability. Read and watch our video to learn more.

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February 05, 2019
Making Movies with Customers: Why Renishaw choose Zuken, Plus Awesome Movie Bloopers

It’s not often you spend your work day laughing AND learning. But that’s how it went for Zuken Europe’s first foray into filming videos with our customers.

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January 29, 2019
Tech Tip: Using Design Force Rule Editor to Calculate Track Impedance

Calculate the track width value from the characteristic impedance and layer configuration by using a field solver.

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December 18, 2018
Tech Tip: Using Inhibit Layers to Clear Trace Patterns

In this tech tip, we will explore how you can clear a routed trace pattern on multiple conductive layers. Watch our video to go through the steps with us.

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November 20, 2018
Tech Tip: How to Find a One Pin Net in CR-8000 Design Force

Learn how to find a one pin net using a batch program and then output the one pin net information in the netlist text file.

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This Tech Tip shows users how to find a one pin net using a batch program called DFbdnetout.exe and then output the one pin net information in the...
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October 02, 2018
Tech Tip: Swap Conductive Layers using Restriction/Block in CR-8000 Design Force

Sometimes, engineering requirements force designers to swap the position of conductive layers in a board stackup. With CR-8000 Design Force, you can do this simply and quickly by using the Restriction/Block functions.

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Sometimes, engineering requirements force designers to swap the position of conductive layers in a board stackup. With CR-8000 Design Force, you c...
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August 21, 2018
Connect CR-8000 with Polar Instruments' Speedstack PCB Stackup/ECAD Interface

We’re happy to announce that Speedstack, Polar Instruments’ layer stackup design/documentation tools, can now be directly linked to Zuken’s CR-8000 Design Force and DFM Center.

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We're happy to announce that Speedstack, Polar Instruments' layer stackup design/documentation tools, can now be directly linked to Zuken's CR-800...
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August 14, 2018
Tech Tip: Assigning Device Models in CR-8000 Design Force Constraint Browser

CR-8000 Design Force can help you verify your design before you send it out to manufacture. Before running any signal integrity analysis in Design Force, you must assign device models to the pins in your components using the Constraint Browser.

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Design Force can help you verify your design before you send it out to manufacture. Before running any signal integrity analysis in Design Force, ...
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July 31, 2018
Tech Tip: Editing an Existing Skew Group in CR-8000 Design Force Constraint Browser

When a user would like to add a member to an existing skew group in CR-8000 Design Force Constraint Browser, you do not have to delete and recreate the group. You can simply edit the members using Edit Skew Group.

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When a user would like to add a member to an existing skew group in CR-8000 Design Force Constraint Browser, you do not have to delete and recreat...
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March 20, 2018
Tech Tip: Batch Creation of Pin Pairs in CR-8000

Creating pin pairs in the Constraint Browser is fine for one or two nets at a time, but if you want to create pin pairs for a whole design, I recommend using an easy, single-step macro.

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Creating pin pairs in the Constraint Browser is fine for one or two nets at a time, but if you want to create pin pairs for a whole design, I reco...