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Chapter 1
Xpedition Layout Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Chapter 2
Connecting Layout with a Schematic Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Connecting the Xpedition Designer Schematic to Layout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Chapter 3
Introduction to Xpedition Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Opening Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Introduction to the Layout Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Chapter 4
Configuring a New Layout Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Setting Up the Physical Design Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Defining the Board Outline and Route Borders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Setting Up Planes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Adding Mechanical Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Defining Placement and Routing Constraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Chapter 5
Placing Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Placing Individual Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Placing Component Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Manipulating Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Swapping Components, Gates, and Pins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Chapter 6
Routing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Setting Up for Routing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Activating Online DRC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Controlling the Display of Nets with Net Explorer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Setting Routing Options with Editor Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Interactive Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Routing with Plow Modes and Styles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Routing Differential Pairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Tuning Matched Length Traces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Auto-Interactive Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Auto-Interactive Routing with a Sketch Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Auto-Interactive Routing with a Sketch Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

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Chapter 7
Verifying the Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Running Design Verification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Reviewing and Fixing Violations in the Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Chapter 8
Finalizing the Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Managing Design Changes between the Schematic and Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Chapter 9
Generating Manufacturing Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Generating NC Drill Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Generating Silkscreen Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Generating Gerber Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Generating ODB++ Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Generating PDF Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Generating a Bill of Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Generating Generic ATE Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Generating CCZ Output. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Generating DXF Output. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
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 Chapter 1
Xpedition Layout Overview

Xpedition Layout provides the layout environment within the Xpedition flow to take your PCB
design from schematic capture to manufacturing output.

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Figure 1-1. Xpedition Layout Design Flow

A series of videos describe the Xpedition Layout flow and enable you to visually observe the
steps you can follow to complete a layout design.

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The videos do not include audio.

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Connecting Layout with a Schematic Design

The schematic and layout are connected to synchronize component characteristics and
connectivity.
Connecting the Xpedition Designer Schematic to Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Connecting the Xpedition Designer Schematic

to Layout
Once the connectivity has been defined in the schematic, create the layout database and choose
a template as a starting point for the physical characteristics of the design.
Video
Learn how to do the following:

• Package the Xpedition Designer schematic.

• Create a new Layout project file.
• Forward annotate the schematic to layout.

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Connecting the Xpedition Designer Schematic to Layout

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 Chapter 3
Introduction to Xpedition Layout

The features of Xpedition Layout environment enable you to easily access functionality and
customize the environment to your specific design requirements.
Opening Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Introduction to the Layout Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Opening Layout
You can open the Layout database from file explorer. Modify licensing either when the
database is opened or from menu items within Xpedition Layout.
Video
Learn how to do the following:

• Navigate to the Layout design file.

• Open the Layout design.
• Select or modify the Layout license options.

Introduction to the Layout Environment

The Xpedition Layout environment provides several ways to invoke menus and commands.
Video
Learn how to do the following:

• Navigate the Layout environment.

• Change the options for displaying and editing design objects.

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Introduction to the Layout Environment

• Use and customize the toolbars.

• Switch between the various Layout operational modes.
• Manipulate the Layout environment using mouse strokes.

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 Chapter 4
Configuring a New Layout Design

Configure the physical characteristics of the board prior to placement and routing. This includes
defining vias and the layer stackup, setting up planes, and creating placement and routing
constraints.
Setting Up the Physical Design Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Defining the Board Outline and Route Borders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Setting Up Planes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Adding Mechanical Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Defining Placement and Routing Constraints. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Setting Up the Physical Design Parameters

Set up your new PCB design by defining the units, vias, and the physical layer stackup.
Video
Learn how to do the following:

• Set the units for the Layout database.

• Define vias for use in routing.
• Create and modify your physical layer stackup.

Defining the Board Outline and Route Borders

Create a board outline and a route border for your PCB design to bound placement and routing
respectively.

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Setting Up Planes

Video
Learn how to do the following:

• Create and edit a board outline.

• Create a route border from an existing board outline.

Setting Up Planes
Create plane classes with specific characteristics, and assign physical plane layers and nets to
enable connectivity for power and ground nets.
Video
Learn how to do the following:

• Create new plane classes.

• Designate plane layers.
• Assign nets to plane layers.
• Use the route border to define plane shapes.
• Disable routing on plane layers.

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Adding Mechanical Features

Adding Mechanical Features

Place mechanical features, such as origins, mouting holes, fiducials, and placement and routing
obstructs.
Video
Learn how to do the following:

• Place, or update, board and NC drill origins.

• Create mounting holes.
• Create fiducials.
• Create obstructs, or keepouts.

Defining Placement and Routing Constraints

Define placement and routing constraints in using the Constraint Manager.
Constraint definition is covered in depth in the video tutorials of Video - Getting Started -
Constraint Manager.

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Defining Placement and Routing Constraints

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Placing Components

You can place components individually or in groups. You can manipulate placed components,
as well as swap components, gates, or pins to optimize the routing.
Placing Individual Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Placing Component Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Manipulating Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Swapping Components, Gates, and Pins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Placing Individual Components

Use Component Explorer to filter, search for, and place components on the board.
Video
Learn how to do the following:

• Filter the component list.

• Search for components.
• Select and place one, or multiple, components on the board.

Placing Component Groups

You can place predefined planning groups and use them as a floor plan for the layout.
Video
Learn how to do the following:

• Identify planning groups in Component Explorer.

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Manipulating Components

• Place component groups and sub-groups.

• Arrange placement groups in Layout.
• Place components from a component group.

Manipulating Components
Move, rotate, align, lock, or push one or more components.
Video
Learn how to do the following:

• Move one or more components.

• Rotate a single component, or multiple components together.
• Align component edges or centers.
• Push one or more components from one side of the board to the other.
• Fix or lock the position of one or more components.

Swapping Components, Gates, and Pins

Swap components, gates, or pins to untangle nets and optimize routing.

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Swapping Components, Gates, and Pins

Video
Learn how to do the following:

• Swap components.
• Swap gates.
• Swap pins.

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Swapping Components, Gates, and Pins

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Routing

You can route connections manually, using interactive methods, or use auto-interactive methods
to route multiple connections simultaneously.
Setting Up for Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Activating Online DRC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Controlling the Display of Nets with Net Explorer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Setting Routing Options with Editor Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Interactive Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Routing with Plow Modes and Styles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Routing Differential Pairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Tuning Matched Length Traces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Auto-Interactive Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Auto-Interactive Routing with a Sketch Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Auto-Interactive Routing with a Sketch Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

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Setting Up for Routing

Setting Up for Routing

You can customize the Layout environment in various ways to facilitate routing for your
specific design requirements.
Activating Online DRC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Controlling the Display of Nets with Net Explorer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Setting Routing Options with Editor Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Activating Online DRC

You can control if online DRC is active during routing to accommodate special design
requirements. Online DRC is active by default to prevent design rule violations.
Video
Learn how to activate and deactivate DRC.

Controlling the Display of Nets with Net Explorer

Use Net Explorer select and display specific nets or net groups so you can route connections
more efficiently.
Video
Learn how to do the following:

• Identify net groups in the Navigator pane.

• Filter and search for nets.

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Setting Routing Options with Editor Control

• Cross probe to find nets in Layout.

Setting Routing Options with Editor Control

Use Editor Control to define via and routing grids and a variety of other routing parameters.
Video
Learn how to do the following

• Set the via and route grids.

• Set default behavior for tuning and differential pairs.
• Set default pad entry rules.
• Set default behavior for routing traces, including via placement and fanout.
• Override net rules set in the constraint manager.

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Interactive Routing

Interactive Routing
Interactive routing uses basic plow modes to route non-critical nets, and includes techniques for
routing matched length traces and differential pairs.
Routing with Plow Modes and Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Routing Differential Pairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Tuning Matched Length Traces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Routing with Plow Modes and Styles

Plowing is the process of routing traces and adding vias to complete connections.
Video
Learn how to do the following:

• Manually route individual nets.

• Manually route a group of nets together.
• Place vias to transition between routing layers.

Routing Differential Pairs

You can route differential pairs together to control the timing between them.
Video
Learn how to do the following:

• Mark and display only specific nets in the Layout workspace.

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Tuning Matched Length Traces

• Fanout and route the nets together according to the clearance rules.

Tuning Matched Length Traces

You can route matched length traces and optimize the tuning constraints dynamically.
Video
Learn how to do the following:

• Define tuning parameters.

• Set differential pair constraints.
• Use the tuning meter to automatically add length based on the constraints.
• Manually adjust the tuning.

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Auto-Interactive Routing

Auto-Interactive Routing
Auto-interactive routing enables you to route groups of netlines by drawing guided paths that
direct the autorouting process.
Auto-Interactive Routing with a Sketch Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Auto-Interactive Routing with a Sketch Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Auto-Interactive Routing with a Sketch Path

Use a Sketch Path to define a routing path and autoroute a group of netlines.
Video
Learn how to do the following:

• Select netlines for a Sketch Path.

• Draw and route a Sketch Path.

Auto-Interactive Routing with a Sketch Plan

Use Sketch Plans to define routing paths and autoroute multiple groups of netlines.
Video
Learn how to do the following:

• Use Net Explorer to mark and display only those nets you want to route with a Sketch
Plan.
• Draw and modify a Sketch Plan.
• Assign nets to a Sketch Plan.

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Auto-Interactive Routing with a Sketch Plan

• Route traces using a Sketch Plan.

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Auto-Interactive Routing with a Sketch Plan

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 Chapter 7
Verifying the Design

Verification enables you to analyze the details of your design and correct errors prior to
generating manufacturing outputs.
Running Design Verification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Reviewing and Fixing Violations in the Design. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Running Design Verification

Perform batch DRC (Design Rule Check) to verify that there are no design rule violations.
Video
Learn how to do the following:

• Review status reports.

• Set up and run batch DRC.

Reviewing and Fixing Violations in the Design

Review design rule violations by cross-probing from reports to the layout and accept or fix the
violations to create a manufacturing-ready design.
Video
Learn how to do the following:

• Use DRC visualization and cross probing.

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Reviewing and Fixing Violations in the Design

• Accept or repair DRC errors.

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Finalizing the Design

Finalize the design for manufacturing by renumbering reference designators, performing any
required Engineering Change Orders (ECO)s, and back annotating reference designator name or
connectivity changes to the schematic.
Managing Design Changes between the Schematic and Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Managing Design Changes between the

Schematic and Layout
After placement and routing, renumber the reference designators to make it easier to find
components on the board and to optimize auto-insertion. Back annotate the changes to the
schematic.
Video
Learn how to do the following:

• Automatically renumber reference designators.

• Back annotate changes from the layout to the schematic.

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Managing Design Changes between the Schematic and Layout

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Generating Manufacturing Outputs

Generate output from your completed design in various file formats to facilitate automated
manufacturing and design collaboration.
Generating NC Drill Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Generating Silkscreen Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Generating Gerber Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Generating ODB++ Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Generating PDF Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Generating a Bill of Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Generating Generic ATE Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Generating CCZ Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Generating DXF Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Generating NC Drill Output

NC Drill output files provide drilling, punching, and routing instructions; and contain drill data
that document drill holes, drill symbols, and drill locations in the design.
Video
Learn how to do the followin:

• Generate NC drill output files.

• View the NC drill output and log files.

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Generating Silkscreen Output

Generating Silkscreen Output

Silkscreen output extracts reference designators and component outlines from each cell in the
design and uses clipping to ensure that no silkscreen data touches pads or soldermask areas.
Video
Learn how to do the following:

• Generate silkscreen output files.

• View the generated silkscreen in Layout.

Generating Gerber Output

Gerber output files provide unintelligent vector and raster data for plotting trace, via, and pads.
Video
Learn how to do the following:

• Generate Gerber output files.

• View the Gerber output and log files.

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Generating ODB++ Output

Generating ODB++ Output

ODB++ is an open format that captures the CAD/EDA, assembly, and PCB fabrication data in a
single, unified, and intelligent database.
Video
Learn how to do the following:

• Generate ODB++ output files.

• View the ODBB++ output and log files.

Generating PDF Output

PDF output provides searchable graphics of the design layers and drawings by sheet.
Video
Learn how to do the following:

• Generate PDF output files.

• View the PDF output.

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Generating a Bill of Materials

Generating a Bill of Materials

A Bill of Materials (BOM) provides an ASCII listing of all the parts in the design. You can
customize the format and contents of the BOM to meet manufacturing documentation and PLM
requirements.
Video
Learn how to do the following:

• Customize and generate a BOM.

• View the BOM report.

Generating Generic ATE Output

Generic ATE output provides vendors with connectivity information to program bare board
testing equipment and create test fixture data for the layout.
Video
Learn how to do the following:

• Generate Generic ATE output files.

• View the Generic ATE report file.

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Generating CCZ Output

Generating CCZ Output

CCZ output provides ASCII XML data files that enable you to view the design without
consuming Xpedition licenses. Use the free VisECAD viewer to view the output.
Note
You can download the free VisECAD viewer from http://www.mentor.com/products/pcb-
system-design/fabrication-assembly-test/visecad/visecad-evaluation.

Video
Learn how to do the following:

• Generate CCZ output files.

• View the various CCZ output files.

Generating DXF Output

DXF format files enable you to export or import mechanical data in common neutral formats to
exchange information for items such as design chassis or enclosures.
Video
Learn how to do the following:

• Generate DXF output files.

• View the DXF output files.

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Generating DXF Output

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