Working with OrCAD: Board Outline

April 11, 2017 Team EMA

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Last week we introduced you to our new video series, Working with OrCAD. This series is designed to walk you through the basics of designing a board within OrCAD PCB Editor from start to finish.

This week’s video, Board Outline, will showcase the different methods to import a board outline and some general best practices to use when creating board outlines. The video will go over items such as:

The best way to create new board outlines

Cadence Board Wizard

Dealing with complex board shapes

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