The Ultiboard Basics Course introduces you to the Ultiboard environment. This course prepares you to transfer Multisim schematic netlists to Ultiboard and design a printed circuit board for export to production. Topics include design setup, precise part and trace placement, trace routing and the optimization and use of autoplacement and autorouting. You will learn how to prepare final designs for manufacturing and export to industry-standard file formats. The hands-on approach of the Ultiboard Basics course steps you through PCB creation, from Multisim netlists to Gerber files, teaching the application of necessary skills to quickly become productive with Ultiboard.
On-Demand: 1 hour
New users and users preparing to layout, route and export PCB designs using Ultiboard or Circuit Design Suite
Users and technical managers evaluating Ultiboard or Circuit Design Suite
Experience with Microsoft Windows
Basic knowledge of Electronics theory
Basic knowledge of PCB Layout theory
Basic knowledge of Multisim
Ultiboard
Multisim
Understand the features of the Ultiboard user interface
Transfer designs from Multisim to Ultiboard
Apply efficient part placement procedures
Apply efficient trace placement procedures
Create custom footprints (landpatterns)
Create copper areas and power planes
Work with design constraints
Forward and Back Annotate changes to and from Multisim
Prepare your design for manufacturing
| Lesson | Overview | Topics |
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| Introduction | This lesson introduces the Ultiboard graphical user interface (GUI) and configuration options. |
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| Transfer and Board Design Setup | This lesson explains how to transfer designs from Multisim to Ultiboard and ways of creating or placing a board outline for your PCB. |
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| Parts and Placement | This lesson explains how to place parts inside the board outline and how to create, edit and manage footprints using the database. |
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| Design Setup before Routing | This lesson covers working with and changing the netlist; you also learn how to propagate changes to Multisim and set up design constraints. |
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| Traces and Copper Areas | This lesson introduces all the trace-routing methods and guidelines for working with copper. |
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| Preparing for Manufacture | This lesson explains final steps you can take to better prepare your design for manufacturing and how to export your design to Gerber format. |
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