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DesignSpark PCB PRO V10.0 Supplement 2 DesignSpark V10.0 Supplement Copyright Notice Copyright in the whole and every part of this software and manual belongs to RS Components and may not be used, sold, transferred, copied or reproduced in whole or in part in any manner or in any media to any person, without the prior written consent of RS Components. If you use this manual you do so at your own risk and on the understanding that neither RS Components nor associated companies shall be liable for any loss or damage of any kind. RS Components does not warrant that the software package will function properly in every hardware software environment. Although RS Components has tested the software and reviewed the documentation, RS Components makes no warranty or representation, either express or implied, with respect to this software or documentation, their quality, performance, merchantability, or fitness for a particular purpose. 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E&OE Issue date: 25/01/21 iss 1 RS Components Ltd Birchington Road Corby Northants NN17 9RS United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0) 1536 444215 DesignSpark V10.0 Supplement 3 Contents CONTENTS................................................................................................................................................. 3 CHAPTER 1. GETTING STARTED ............................................................................................................... 5 Installation ...................................................................................................................................... 5 Running DesignSpark 10.0 .............................................................................................................. 6 CHAPTER 2. NEW FEATURES IN DESIGNSPARK V10.0 ............................................................................ 7 Introduction..................................................................................................................................... 7 File Open ........................................................................................................................................ 7 Recent Files Lists Projects ............................................................................................................... 9 Add to Project – Other Files Relative Path Name .............................................................................. 9 Save Project to Zip File.................................................................................................................. 10 Intelligent Design Backup Interval ................................................................................................. 11 Cross-probe zoom After Probe ....................................................................................................... 11 New Nets Bar ................................................................................................................................ 12 Net Properties – Nets shown on other sheets ................................................................................... 16 Goto Bar shows DRC Errors for all Open SCM Sheets ................................................................... 16 New Disconnect From Signal Nets option ...................................................................................... 17 Changes to Component Values dialog ............................................................................................ 18 Editable Ref Name Column....................................................................................................... 18 Component Values dialog sorting .............................................................................................. 18 Ref Name Filter ........................................................................................................................ 19 Colouring for Read-only Controls ............................................................................................. 19 Drag Connected Items to Component Bin ....................................................................................... 20 Rules for Colouring Components ................................................................................................... 20 Move Components Names within a Tight Group ............................................................................ 21 Changes to Change Component & Replace Component .................................................................. 22 Change & Replace Component dialogs are now resizable........................................................... 22 Values are shown in the Preview list.......................................................................................... 22 Check box to “Keep Local Values” ........................................................................................... 22 Rename Components by List.......................................................................................................... 23 Changes to the New Component Wizard ........................................................................................ 24 Library Item time stamps ............................................................................................................... 24 Prompt for Net Name on Add Connection ...................................................................................... 24 Design Rules Check Changes ......................................................................................................... 25 Component-to-Component SMT Check ..................................................................................... 25 Include Integrity Check ............................................................................................................. 26 Check for Unpoured Areas ........................................................................................................ 27 Silkscreen Overlap Check ......................................................................................................... 27 Individual Item Selection in Silkscreen Checks .......................................................................... 27 Min Via Hole Size .................................................................................................................... 28 Integrity Check suppress PCB-only ................................................................................................ 28 Change to Preferences for ‘Cancel in Add Track’ ........................................................................... 29 Paste Shapes in Footprints ............................................................................................................. 29 Mirror Pad Style Exceptions .......................................................................................................... 31 Allow Reposition of Component Pads ............................................................................................ 32 Options for Drawing Connections by Side in PCB .......................................................................... 32 Pour Copper Avoid Same Net Tracks Setting ................................................................................. 33 Thermal Spoke values by Pad Style ................................................................................................ 34 Plot Include/Omit Drilled-out Pads................................................................................................. 35 Output Drill Data to Gerber............................................................................................................ 35 Extra header info in Excellon ......................................................................................................... 36 ODB++ IP Protection .................................................................................................................... 36 4 DesignSpark V10.0 Supplement Layers Bar - Hide Power Plane ...................................................................................................... 37 Layers Bar - Toggle True Width with Ctrl Key ............................................................................... 37 Named Layer Toggles.................................................................................................................... 38 Footprint check – Copper to Pad Association.................................................................................. 38 Hexagonal Pad Shapes ................................................................................................................... 39 Highlight Net during Add and Edit Track ......................................................................................