Frequently
Asked Questions
This page is not intended to replace the Design Tutorial in PCB Artist,
but to clarify important items for users.
The Design Tutorial is found in the PCB Artist application itself. It is accessible from the main menu under Help>Design
Tutorial.
More information is available
in the User Tips Guide for PCB Artist, which can be downloaded from this link:
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Contents
Component
Creation and Library Manager
Q:
Can I create my own
components?
Q:
Can I get a quick overview of
the Schematic Symbol Wizard?
Q:
Can I get a quick overview of
the PCB Symbol Wizard?
Q:
Can I get a quick overview of
the Component Symbol Wizard?
Q:
How do I create a
connector or other manually created parts?
Q:
I cannot find the part
I am looking for. Am I not looking in
the right place?
Q:
How do you make
mounting holes?
Q:
How big should I make
a finished hole size?
Q:
How big should I make
the pad size?
Q:
Do I need to make
Soldermask clearances?
Q:
How do I place pads
dimensionally on my part?
Q:
How can I verify that
the Component Symbol I created is correct?
Q:
How do I create a Multipage
Schematic?
Q:
How do I create off-page
references?
Q:
Where can I find power
and ground symbols for schematics?
Q:
How do I change the
values of capacitors, resistors, etc?
Q:
I made the symbol, but
it doesn’t show on the list for Add Component. Why is that?
Q:
How do I display pin
logic names on the schematic?
Q:
Can I change the board
size later?
Q:
What does Unit
Precision mean on the Board page of the New PCB Wizard?
Q:
I don’t know how many
layers I need on the Layers page, what do I do?
Q:
I need a split plane
and a mixed plane inner layers, how do I specify that on the Layers page?
Q:
What should I use the Special
Requirements text box of the Additional Requirements page for?
Q:
On the Production page, must I
enter a part number and revision?.
Q:
I want an array, how do I
configure it?
Q:
When I ran the New PCB Wizard, I chose some options I need to change.
Do I have to start over?
Q:
The plane layers are just a bunch
of pads, what happened?
Q:
How big should I make via pads?
Q:
I created plane layers and they don’t
have thermal connections. What
happened?
Q:
How can I change a component to
the other side of the board?
Q:
How do I display just the layers
you want to see?
Q:
When I display the Properties of an object the size shows as zero, but that can’t be right.
Q:
I can’t seem to draw at odd
angles, is it possible to do that?.
Q:
Can I make Mixed and Split Planes?
Q:
How do I draw on a different
layer?
Q:
I have a net highlighted. How do I turn off the highlight?
Q: Can I make draws with 45 degree angles to the bends in my traces?.