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Starting from a schematic in TARGET 3001! you now would like to place parts and tracks on a 3D body. Pressing the 3D button at this stage delivers an empty canvas because we first need to import a 3D construct. In menu "Actions" please use item "Prepare MID...". A browser opens to select a step file which delivers the body to design on.

What we have here is a kind of plastic cap to which we'd like to apply some electronics according to our schematic. To the left we see all signals as well as all component packages being determined by the schematic.

3To place a component package to the body please use this button. The cursor image changes and you move it to the spot where the center of a package shall be placed. A list pops up to select the desired package. In our case we select IC number one which is a NE triple 5 timer.

4Immediately it gets placed and a further dialog allows rotation by degrees. Positive means counter clockwise, negative means clockwise. You also might enter degrees here individually

5Now that we are still in the mode to place parts, we just hover to the next position. The same here. Fist click then select from the list. We select IC number two and place it. Again we have the opportunity to rotate the part. you can make this dialog pop up at a later time after having a part highlighted and pressing keyboar key [t] for turn.

6Well, the position might be improved a bit so we highlight it by a click to its center, move the cursor to the desired spot and press keyboard key [d] for displacement. Immediately the package moves its center to the new spot, defined by the cursor tip.

7If it does not seem sufficient, do it again. If you rotate the body you will see that the tips of the leads are elevated a bit. These zero point two millimeters are OK and covered by the constructional process.

8For these two parts we'd like to see the connections coming from the schematic. Creating the air wires gives information which connections now need to be routed. For a better view we fade out the packages for a moment.

9We look at this diagonal connection we now would like to rout. We use the button to place a track while instantly the cursor changes. If we come close to a pad a little snap on-box appears helping to meet the connection right.

91Such a snap on box only appears at pads which have a signal being defined in the schematic. Pads with no signal don't show a snap on box.

92With a click we start to place a track. The width of the track in black and its aura in red are determined by the signal characteristics in the schematic. See how a track is placed. We shoot over a bit, place it by a click and arrive to the destination pad.

93With [ESCAPE] you release the cursor from any mode and return to pointer mode.

94Now we'd like to adapt this corner by dragging it into shape. Use the drag corner mode, do a simple click to the corner while the image of the track segment changes. Now just move the mouse without key action.

95If you have fount the position just place it by a single click. You still can adapt the width of a track. Highlight it and press keyboard key [e] for edition.

96We change the track width for example to zero point one millimeters. This will cause an error later when we start the design rule check.

97Also spacing violations: How to check them and how to correct them? So here we deliberately cause a spacing violation by placement of the track too close to a nieghboured pad.

98Now we start D R C the design rule check. It checks whether all components are placed, whether all signals are routed, all pins touch the ground with a certain tolerance given.

99Also the width of tracks as well as spacings and schort circuits can be checked. When it is started it shows some packages missing as well as airwires left which is clear to us. But at the bottom of the list we see the hints "Segment too thin" and "Spacing violation" and this is what we have caused.

991Every error is represented by a marker. Each one can be clicked to get information what it stands for. If clicked, the element in question is highlighted. Pressing keyboard key [e] allows to edit it. The same with the spacing violation. Since it has no corner to drag it is best to delete it and to draw it new.

992Error markers can be deleted by the DRC dialog.

993If all parts and tracks are properly placed, you may come to something like that. any part can be deleted at any time, any trach can be adapted at any time. You always have the schematic in the background. So any change of the electronic logic in the schematic can instantly find its consistent representation on your 3D construct.

994To produce it you just would export all to a STEP file to hand it over to the manufacturer of your choice. Sure you can produce it yourself. The STEP format is industry standard.

995Regarding the assembly you first might want to have a lok at the Bill of material. It is a simple text file which can be read by any text editor giving any opportunity for formatting. All components in use are listed as well as their orientation angles including azimuth and zenit angles.

996The same with dispenser information in order to apply the solder agens to the pads. In adition to the name of the component all its pad coordinates are listed.

997If you want to order the completely produced and assembled part as a whole, just click the Beta LAYOUT TAB to request an offer from there. You only need to define the quantity, enter your personal data maybe give some additional instructions and press the "Request offer" button. An eMail is sent to Beta LAYOUT having your file appended and you will have an answer soon.en:Kkk