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Verify and test before commiting to a full design
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Mirror Tool
To create symetric copies of any geometery
Detailing Tools
Annotate parts with manufacturing information encoded as GD&T
File formats
Exchange files in industry standard file formats inc. STEP, IGES, DXF and DWG
ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS
Blind and Buried Vias
Used to connect between PCB layers where space is a limitation
Differential pairs and buses
Efficiently route high quality signals with minimal interference
Hierarchical schematic blocks
For multi-sheet schematic designs, these reusable blocks provide clear functionality of the circuit
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