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OrCAD X User Essentials

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Contents Project Setup Functions ..........................................4 Setting Up Your Design Environment ................. 8 Setting Up Grids ............................................... 8 Controlling Visibility Of Design Objects and Nets 9 Controlling Visibility of Individual Objects 11 From Visibility Panel ...................................... 12 From Layer Toolbar .........................................14 Customizing Colors of Design Objects .....15 Controlling Visibility in 3D ............................19 Defining Spacing and Physical Constraints .... 22 Setting Up Constraints ................................ 22 PCB Documentation with LiveDoc .................... 24 What is LiveDoc? ..................................................... 24 Key Features of LiveDoc .............................. 24 Launching LiveDoc ................................................ 25 LiveDoc User Interface ..........................................27 Canvas ...............................................................27 Place Panel ...................................................... 28 Properties Panel ............................................. 29 Toolbars ............................................................ 29 Command Toolbar ......................................... 29 Page Toolbar .................................................... 30 Exporting LiveDoc Data to PDF ................. 30 Managing LiveDoc ................................................... 31 Moving LiveDoc Tab to a New Workspace 31 Closing LiveDoc ............................................... 31 Reopening LiveDoc ........................................ 31 Deleting LiveDoc ............................................. 31 Reviewing and Analyzing Designs ............ 31 Analyzing Design in the 3D Environment ........ 32 Generating 3D Exports................................. 32 Overview of the 3D Environment .............. 33 Reviewing Designs Using Comments and Markups 34 Adding Comments and Markups ............... 35 Editing Comments and Markups .............. 37 Viewing and Navigating Comments and Markups 39 2 www.cadence.com OrCAD X User Essentials

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