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Reference Calculators


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SURFACE MOUNT REFERENCE CALCULATOR



THROUGH-HOLE REFERENCE CALCULATOR










Output Instructions
     - 3D STEP
     - Allegro
     - Altium Designer
     - CADSTAR
     - CADint
     - CircuitStudio
     - CR-5000 / CR-8000
     - DipTrace
     - EAGLE
     - eCADSTAR
     - KiCad
     - OrCAD Layout
     - OrCAD PCB
     - PADS Layout
     - PADS Professional
     - Pantheon
     - P-CAD
     - Proteus
     - Pulsonix
     - Pulsonix 3D STEP
     - Ultiboard
     - Xpedition
  1. Licensing Configuration
            - Install Evaluation License
            - Leased License Key
            - Install Drivers (Sentinel/HASP)
            - Specify a Server IP Address
            - Activate / Update USB Key
            - Activate / Update SL Key
            - Maintenance Update
  2. Getting Started
            - Overview
            - Toolbar Icons & Menu Options
            - Intro to FPX Files
            - Create Master Options File
            - FPX Guidelines
            - Footprint Naming Convention
            - Pad Stack Naming Convention
            - Component Families
            - Solder Joint Goals
            - Reference Calculators
            - Convert Excel to BOM FPX
            - IPC-7352 Mathematical Model
            - FPX with Unique Footprints
            - Display Issue
            - Update the Help File
  3. Option Settings
            - Console Options
               Layers
            - Design
               Design
            - FPX Library File
               Library
            - SMD Pad Stack Rules
               video
            - Drafting Options
               video
            - 3D STEP Options
               video
            - Component Options
               video
            - Terminal Options
               videos
  4. Create a Master FPX Library
            - Create Master FPX File
  5. Library Editor Toolbar
            - Open FPX Library
            - Create a New FPX Library
            - Import FPX Library
            - Find / Replace
            - Categories & Show All
            - View Data / Part, Undo / Redo
            - View Datasheet
            - Batch Build Library
  6. Library Editor Features
            - Copy / Paste FPX to FPX
            - Edit Cell Text
            - Add / Delete Rows & Columns
            - Search the Web
  7. Library Editor Tools
            - Regenerate Library Names
            - Update BOM from Library
            - Edit Manufacturer Labels
            - Check Links
            - Find Duplicates
  8. Surface Mount Calculators
            - BGA Calculator
            - QFN Calculator
            - SOT23 Calculator
            - SOT143 Calculator
            - Chip Packages
            - QFN with Chamfered Pads
            - Thermal Pads (Solder Mask)
  9. Through-hole Calculators
            - Axial Lead
            - Headers
            - Mounting Holes
            - Wave Solder Keepouts
  10. Calculator Toolbar
            - Layer Controls
            - Select Items
            - Pin 1 Polarity Marking
            - Insert a Keep-out
            - Pan & Zoom Controls
  11. FP Designer:
            - FP Designer Basics
            - Body Outline Settings
            - Pad Stack Designer
            - Pin Array Wizard
            - Place Pins by Coordinate
            - Place Pins Radial
            - Place Pins with CSV File (BGA)
            - Move Origin
            - Specifications
            - Build RJ45 Connector
  12. Parts on Demand (POD)
            - Parts on Demand
  13. Tools
            - Tool Box
  14. PCBL Forum
            - Watch a Forum