Sometimes it won't get all the GNDs, you can add Vias, Name them GND, to connect top & bottom Gnd planes to get more things connected. If it runs and a Lot of stuff won't connect, then revise your parts placement. Select Tools:Autorouter, change the Routing Grid to 2 mil, I usually go with octagon for shape, and let it go! Select View:Grid, change the Size dimension to MIL. Right click each one and Name then GND.Ĭlick RatsNest again - may to wiggle the final corner a little so you don't have overlap. Place this just outside the perimeter of the board, start at a corner and go all the way around. When you think its pretty good, draw in ground planes.ĭraw:Polygon. Place all your parts, click Tools:RatsNest every couple of parts to check on the trace 'rubberbands'. Now the board: File:Switch to Board, and ok to create from new if one doesn't exist (whatever the question is). Right click on a power trace, select Properties, change the Net Class to power. Once you have the schematic and the parts are all connected, select Edit:Net Classes, and update the defualt to 10 mil wide, 12 mil drill, 10 mil clearance, and add one for power, maybe 20 mil wide, 24 mil drill, 10 mil clearance. There's ways to get around or re-do all kinds of things. Is there guide that outlines how what we should try to do to get good matching objects (I'm very new to 3D cad, so any pointers welcome).You can always rename the pins to have different numbers - add an 'a' to the end - then rename them to what you want. I will have a go at creating my own 3D images and see how I go.

(of course, if you are already working on a better way to pair the comonent to the pad layout, ignore this idea).ī) Is there a way to map a library compoment to a 3d image? eg: res1206. then if I need to expand to the full list. (also, i am using opengl inside of dip trace).Ī) When picking a component, by default could it be limited to show only those components with simular layout. Once I changed this to NVIDIA processor (for dip trace), it works perfect. While this was selected for dip trace no image was shown. the default video card to use for 3D was the 'intergrated' video. My notebook is a New Dell, with 64Bit windows 7 home. I did have a bit of trouble getting it to show anything, only to find it was they way my computer was using the video card. The comment below is not an issue (as I found the problem), I thought it might help others who have the same issue. Thanks for all the work on the 3D Model, had a play and think its great and will only get better as more components are added to the library.

Diptrace pcb not showing 3d