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    P-CAD 2006 Viewer Release Notes

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    This document contains information about the P-CAD Schematic / PCB Viewer. It is a design exploration and cross probing tool available to support the 2006 release. Complete installation and support information can be found in the readme.pdf file.

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    This document contains information about the P-CAD Schematic / PCB Viewer. It is a design exploration and cross probing tool available to support the 2006 release. Complete installation and support information can be found in the readme.pdf file.

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    This document contains information about the P-CAD Schematic / PCB Viewer. It is a design exploration and cross probing tool available to support the 2006 release. Complete installation and support information can be found in the readme.pdf file.

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    P-CAD 2006 Viewer Release Notes

    July 2006 Copyright 1992-2006 Altium Limited.

    This document contains information about the P-CAD Schematic/PCB Viewer, a design exploration and cross probing tool available to support the P-CAD 2006 release. Complete installation and support information can be found in the P-CAD 2006 Viewer Readme.pdf file.

    Contents
    1.0 P-CAD Viewer Features
    1.1 Opening P-CAD Files 1.2 Exploring a P-CAD Design 1.3 Jumping to Components, Parts, Net Locations and Text 1.4 Cross Probing Between P-CAD Designs 1.5 Printing P-CAD Files 1.6 P-CAD Database Exchange Queries

    2.0 Installation Information


    2.1 System Requirements 2.2 Installing the P-CAD Viewer 2.2.1 Internet Download

    3.0 P-CAD Viewer Help


    3.1 SchView.hlp 3.2 PCBView.hlp

    1.0 P-CAD Viewer Features


    The P-CAD PCB and Schematic Viewers are design exploration and cross probing tools that give you the ability to gain read-only access to P-CAD designs. When available, this document includes references to the Help file, where you can find more information on these features.

    1.1 Opening P-CAD Files


    To open a file with the P-CAD PCB Viewer, it must be saved as a PCB binary file (*.pcb) or PCB ASCII file (*.pcb). To open a file with the P-CAD Schematic Viewer, it must be saved as a Schematic binary file (*.sch). You can view all of the design data in a design file. For more information, see the online Help file.

    1.2 Exploring a P-CAD Design


    With the P-CAD PCB and Schematic Viewers, you have the ability to gain access to the properties of all objects in a design, as well as the properties and design rules associated with the design itself. The following summarizes the menu commands you can use to gain access to this information: Select an object and choose the Edit Properties command to examine the properties and attributes associated with the selected object.

    Choose the Options Design Rules command to explore the clearance rules for specific objects, nets, net classes, and PCB design layers. Choose the File Design Info command to review design statistics, explore pre-defined and user-defined field information, and display design-level attributes. Define block selection criteria, modify your display settings, change workspace preferences, switch between PCB layers or Schematic sheets.

    For more information, see the online Help file.

    1.3 Jumping to Components, Parts, Net Locations and Text


    The commands in the View menu give you the ability to jump to components, parts, nets, and text. For instructions, see the online Help file.

    1.4 Cross Probing Between P-CAD Designs


    With the DDE hotlinks feature, you can cross probe between P-CAD PCB and P-CAD Schematic designs, to examine the relationships between the designs. This feature enables the exchange of hotlink data, which consists of highlighting and unhighlighting commands for parts, components, and nets. For example, highlighting a net in one program highlights the
    corresponding net in the other program.

    You can cross probe between the following programs at one time, only when the DDE hotlinks
    feature is enabled in both programs:

    (1) P-CAD Schematic and P-CAD PCB Viewer (2) P-CAD PCB/Relay and P-CAD Schematic Viewer (3) P-CAD PCB Viewer and P-CAD Schematic Viewer.

    1.5 Printing P-CAD Files


    The P-CAD PCB and Schematic Viewers support the printing of design files. In addition, you can add, delete, and modify the settings for your print jobs. However, any print jobs settings that you add, delete, or modify affect the current viewing session only. For instructions, see the online Help file.

    1.6 P-CAD Database Exchange Queries


    You can query a P-CAD file through P-CAD Database Exchange (DBX). However, DBX programs cannot modify P-CAD Viewer design data.

    2.0 Installation Information


    This section lists the system requirements for the P-CAD 2006 Viewer and also describes how you can obtain copies of the viewer.

    2.1 System Requirements


    Recommended System The following list details the recommended hardware and software requirements for the P-CAD 2006 application suite including Bonus Technologies: Windows XP (Professional or Home) or Windows 2000 Professional 3 GHz Pentium 4 processor or equivalent 1 GByte RAM

    2 GByte hard disk space (Installation + User Files) Dual monitors with 1280x1024 screen resolution 32-bit color, 64 MB graphics memory

    Minimum System The following list details the minimum hardware and software requirements for the P-CAD 2006 Viewer (not including the Bonus Technologies): Windows 95/98 PC with Pentium II 300MHz 128MB RAM 400MB hard disk space (without ISO component libraries) 1024x768 screen resolution 16-bit Color Palette CD-ROM Drive

    2.2 Installing the P-CAD Viewer


    To install the P-CAD 2006 Viewer, see the P-CAD 2006 Viewer Readme.pdf file.

    2.2.1 Internet Download


    To download the P-CAD 2006 Viewer from the Internet, visit our web site: www.altium.com

    3.0 P-CAD Viewer Help


    A Help file is available from each P-CAD Viewer. The following lists the available Help files:

    3.1 SchView.hlp
    This Help file contains information specific to the P-CAD Schematic Viewer. To open this file, press F1 or point to the Help menu in the viewer.

    3.2 PCBView.hlp
    This Help file contains information specific to P-CAD PCB Viewer. To open this file, press F1 or point to the Help menu in the viewer.

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