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Powerful PCB Layout
Powerful Printed Circuit Board Design and Layout
Ultiboard is professional caliber yet easy-to-use PCB layout software that enables students to move their projects from schematic design to completed board.
Ultiboard allows students to gain valuable exposure to the physical implementation and manufacturing of circuits on PCBs. A Multisim schematic can be imported into Ultiboard with a single mouse-click. From there, students will gain important experience working through all steps in the layout process from component and trace placement through manufacturing output and/or 3D visualization all within an extremely easy-to-use PCB design tool. Ultiboard is ideal for teaching students the basic concepts of board design as well as the skills of PCB layout and is the logical companion to Multisim in any electronics program.
Ultiboard is also one of the mos widely adopted layout tools in the professional EDA market. As such, it is a product your students are certain to encounter frequently in their working career.
PCB DESIGN
With one mouse click,a circuit file can be imported from Multisim into Ultiboard. Footprints of all components from the schematic are ready to be placed on the board. Use the default board outline or create your own board shape with Ultiboard Outline Wizard.
Drag and drop the components into place on the board. All electrical connections in the circuit (the ratsnest) are maintained and shown in real-time. Copper traces can now be laid manually or by using a simple autorouter.
To produce the board,simply output the design file (Gerber 274x) and send it to your lab prototype milling machine, out to a nearby board house, or view a 3D rendering inside Ultiboard.
Your students will have created a PCB using the same tools used by tens of thousands of professional engineers working around the world!
3D VISUALIZATION
Ultiboard is a3D Viewer allows students to easily create realistic 3D renderings of their complete, populated board that will bring their project to life!
All library parts contain accurate height and color information. Boards are reproduced in amazing detail displaying components, traces, pads and silkscreen. Resistors even display their color-code bands and diodes show polarity. After review, print or export the image for the project final report.
USER FRIENDLY INTERFACE
Ultiboard is an user-friendly interface simplifies viewing and navigation with features such as selective dimming of inactive layers and a
"birds-eye?window that shows the active area relative to the whole board.
You can customize and create all standard Windows functionality including toolbars, menus and shortcut keys, allowing you to
create the ideal workspace for your students and curriculum.
Selection filters isolate components, traces, or copper areas making it easier to select the element you require. Quickly locate traces using the powerful Highlight Selected Net function. The Favorite Layer Selection feature allows you to assign keyboard shortcuts to quickly activate your most used layers.
Ultiboard is a new spreadsheet view lets you easily see and work with parts, vias, traces, pads, nets and more. Use this powerful feature to quickly edit information common to multiple components or traces simultaneously.
SEAMLESS INTEGRATION WITH MULTISIM
Multisim and Ultiboard were designed from the start to leverage the benefits of tight integration.
Use cross-probing to help students make the leap between the logical and physical representations of their design. By simply
selecting a symbol in Multisim, the corresponding footprint is automatically highlighted in Ultiboard.
Ultiboard also supports forward and backward annotation, allowing you to make changes to all critical schematic information during layout.
FOOTPRINT LIBRARY AND EDITING
Ultiboard contains a large library of component footprints (with almost 4,000 shapes) that is continually updated with the industry is the most current devices. And because you may need to add your own footprints, Ultiboard also includes a Footprint Wizard and Shape Editor to create, edit and manage footprints. Shapes can also be imported as DXF files.
Ultiboard shares the same Master, operate and User library structure as Multisim is a great for controlling student access to components in your lab. The sophisticated library manager makes it easy to create customized libraries and to add parts or user defined attributes.
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