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Ultra Librarian

Import parts from Ultra Librarian to TARGET 3001!

Use Ultra Librarian parts in TARGET

Ultra Librarian (UL) is a portal for downloading CAD data of electronic components. This mainly involves the schematic symbol, the soldering foot pattern and a 3D model. These data can be easily integrated into the TARGET 3001! component database in order to use them in your designs. The following images illustrate the individual steps:


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Image: The UL opening dialog. Components can be searched by the name, e.g. ATMEGA168PV-10AU, a microcontroller by Atmel/Microchip.


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Image: UL list of results. First of all, we are interested in the models, which means the CAD data.


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Image: Available models can be seen in the preview which UL offers.


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Image: UL offers all three characteristic forms for this component. The views can be varied, see buttons below the images. A click on the Download button opens a dialog to select the CAD tool. In our case it is TARGET 3001!


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Image: Tick the box at TARGET 3001! for schematic symbol and footprint pattern. Also tick the box to load the step model (3D view).


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Image: UL delivers the data in CXF and STEP format. Save the zip file in any directory.


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Image: The zip file contains the items shown...


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Image: ...and saves them to a directory of your choice.


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Image: Now open the component database in TARGET 3001! and import the data first as CXF.


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Image: Circuit diagram and solder foot pattern are transmitted by the CXF format.


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Image: That is how it performs in TARGET 3001!


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Image: To import the step model for the 3D view, click with the right mouse button on the coordinate system and select the "Edit 3D" option.


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Image: An extruded polygon of the outline shall not be created, because we want to import a nice 3D model. So we choose "No" here.


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Image: The landing pattern shows a mark in the southeast. Pad number 1 is therefore expected on the south horizontal row, at the left outer position. Now press the button to import a step file.


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Image: In the dialog that opens, you will be asked to load the corresponding file. It may be necessary to align the model, because the object does not always fit in perfectly.


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Image: So you can rotate or move the 3D image along the coordinate axes until the image no longer shows any offset.


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Image: After OK, close all dialogs including the database. Your part is now in the database and can be used for designs in TARGET.