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OrCAD X PCB Design Platform 3 www.cadence.com Key Features Rigid-Flex The layer stack manager within OrCAD X PCB Layout supports multiple stackup zones, allowing you to specify any rigid, rigid-flex, and flex configurations. Stackup includes materials like masks, surface finishes, and stiff- eners to ensure proper fabrication. Each physical zone can be further enhanced with bend lines, angles, and bend order allowing for a true interactive 3D representation. Zones automatically include associated keep outs and optional constraint regions and rooms. In-design rules coupled with enhanced definitions ensure that the design is correct by construction. Contour routing expedites zone-to-zone connectivity, taking into consider- ation the unique shapes that flex areas introduce. Concurrent PCB Design Unlike the design partitioning methodology, OrCAD X PCB co-design allows two designers to concurrently work on the same PCB database at the same time. Any changes made in the canvas are reflected on the cloud server and instantly seen by the other designer. Concurrent design tasks supported include 3D visualization, shape editing and shape design for power delivery, footprint placement, inter- active etch-editing commands, impedance and coupling analysis, silk-screening to label and identify items such as test points, component labels, assembly instructions, report generation and full/window DRC update, and testability. It also supports global tasks that frequently interrupt the PCB implementation process, such as netlist updates, MCAD changes, constraint modifications, and more. Being cloud-based, there is no special hardware or servers required, reducing any IT overhead. MCAD Collaboration Dynamic 3D visualization found in PCB layout allows for first-pass mechanical form and fit checks to occur between electrical components and the product enclosure. Changing between 2D and 3D views is as simple as clicking a button and lacks the performance rendering issues that plague competing solutions. Integration with Autodesk ® Fusion™, Dassault Systèmes ® SOLIDWORKS and CATIA, Siemens ® NX, and PTC ® Creo provides a bidirectional pathway for mechanical and electrical changes to occur across design domains. IDX is used as the exchange mechanism providing a collaborative medium to accept, reject, or revert changes. Direct connec- tions to Dassault Systèmes 3DEXPERIENCE ® and Autodesk Fusion cloud platforms provide the first ECAD/MCAD platform to platform connection further enhancing the management of the MCAD collaboration process. Data Management Work-in-progress library and design data are managed using version control, which supports check-in, check-out, and rollback capabilities. A revision history is maintained for all managed objects, making changes easily traceable. Private, public, and region-specific workspaces provide a means of organizing and sharing data to both internal and external teams. Data is protected by multi-step user authentication, role-based access control, and any files being edited are automatically locked to prevent simulta- neous editing, helping avoid commit conflicts.