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News Release from: Zuken | Subject: Visula 8
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 01 February 2006
Classic PCB design software upgraded
three ways
The latest version of Visula features improvements to layout, library and CAM tools.
By incorporating even more functions to expand the ease of use and optimise functionality, the latest version of Visula further demonstrates Zuken's commitment to its dedicated, long-standing users This follows on from the recently announced upgrade for Visula to support integration with the latest high-speed design and analysis capabilities provided by CR-5000 Lightning
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 6 Nov 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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Visula 8 features three core areas of improvement: layout, library tools, and CAM tools.
Layout developments include enhancements to functionality associated with the use of starpoint components, which can now be simply added to a design through the "add starpoint" menu option.
The use of thermal relief on vias has been extended to allow relief at 45 degrees as well as the existing 90-degree setting.
Other layout features include, allowing the user to display areas of different types using different colours, introduction of a 'necked width violations' report, identification of component pads that violate via keep-out areas supported by batch and interactive checking, the additional option of colouring trunk items within the design, plus much more.
Library tools enhancements mean that users can now print using the standard Windows printing dialogue in the Databook Designer, in addition to the existing PostScript printing option.
The option of a tabular display means that adding gate suffixes to elements within the Library Editor is now a much simpler task.
Search results from the Visula Library Searcher can also be output in CSV format to allow the data to be easily imported into other applications.
Use of CAM tools has been optimised to allow the employment of standard page sizes for printing PDF outputs, and users can now specify the default plot file extension for post-processing output files in their MDF databases.
Visula 8 is available free of charge from February 2006 for all Visula customers with a current maintenance agreement. Request a free brochure from Zuken ...
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