ES CAD Group

The PPD-EED-ES-CAD-GROUP (or ES CAD Group) is a group that is committed to designing printed circuit boards from a schematic using Mentor (formerly Veribest) tools.

For a smooth design flow it is best if the engineer/designer make the schematic using the schematic editor provided by Mentor (Design Capture) and parts provided by this group. The design would then be passed to this group for completion. The success of the design will (must) include a close working relationship with the engineers/designers on every aspect of the design.

In order for the design to start, a list of new parts should be submitted to the librarian so that the designer can pick the parts from the central library. A list may be presented by email or personally. Please include data sheets. There is an extensive library of parts to choose from (approximately 6500), but almost all designs will require some new parts to be added to the library. The librarian can complete a small list of parts in a day or two, depending on complexity and availability of data sheets. There is no rule that requires the engineer to have this group make the parts, however, the job will likely compile better with parts used from the central library. I would also recommend that the seed job (starting job) be used to start a job. Many choices have already been made to speed the design process.

Documents of Interest

How to Load the Tools	How to Start a Job
How to Create a Part	How to Create a Symbol
Parts List

Web Sites of Interest

All Drawings Web Page

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Email: ESCAD Group Page Last Modified: May 02, 2003
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