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DipTrace Guided Tour

This video tour will take you through all the major steps: drawing the schematic, routing the board, generating files for manufacturing, making patterns (footprints) and components.

Start the tour or jump directly to the section that interests you and continue the tour from there:

1. Drawing the schematic
2. Checking the schematic
3. Converting to PCB
4. Placing parts
5. Autorouting
6. Manual routing

7. Copper pouring
8. Design verification
9. Updating from schematic
10. Manufacturing output
11. Designing pattern
12. Designing component

Other DipTrace videos

Tutorials from Gadget Gangster:
How to Make a Schematic (06:52, with Voice)
Circuit Board Layout (09:36, with Voice)
Exporting and Ordering PCB Designs (09:10, with Voice)
Layout Tips and Tricks (12:10, with Voice)

Aug 31, 2010 — version for Mac

Jun 14, 2010 — forums added

Feb 10, 2010 — version 2.1

Sep 9, 2009 — version 2.05 b

Feb 17, 2009 — version 2.0

DipTrace breaks the traditional mold for schematic capture and layout CAD software by being super-intuitive and simple to learn, while still providing all the capabilities of design packages costing 10 times as much.

Jim Carstensen
Director of Engineering
Alcorn McBride, Inc.

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