DEX PCB Designer

Adding and Editing Arcs in Schematics

In this tutorial video I am going to show how to add arcs visually using the mouse and the viewport. I will also show you how to edit lines using either the mouse or by numerical entry. Finally I will show you how to edit many of the properties of an arc using the arcs property panel.

Setting Pen and Fill Colors Using the Colorbar

This tutorial video features the DEX PCB Designer PCB Designer and shows you how to set the pen and fill colours of selected entities and how to set the pen and fill colours to be used when creating graphical entities.

Editing Graphical Lines

This tutorial video features the DEX PCB Designer PCB Designer and shows you how to quickly edit lines in the DEX PCB Designer PCB Designer. You can set the line position, start and end points, width, colour, the start and end caps. And the line style.

Adding Graphical Lines to Schematics

This tutorial video features the DEX PCB Designer PCB Designer and shows you how to quickly add lines to schematics in the DEX PCB Designer PCB Designer. It shows how you can add lines by defining the start and end points using the cursor or defining the starting points by entering numerical values using the keyboard. The techniques illustrated for adding lines applies to symbols, footprints, land patterns, and PCBs.

Searching for Commands

This tutorial video features the DEX PCB Designer PCB Designer and shows you how to search for commands in DEX. By simply entering text into the search command box, a list of commands that match your search to will be displayed. Clicking on the command button will run the command.

Capturing a Part's Schematic Symbol Pin Details from a PDF

This tutorial video features the DEX PCB Designer PCB Designer and shows you how to set a symbol’s terminal names from an electronic part's datasheet PDF. This can save you a lot of time when you are creating custom parts in the DEX PCB Designer PCB Designer.

Creating a New Parametric Part

This tutorial video features the DEX PCB Designer PCB Designer and shows you how to create parametric parts. The parametric part is a part that is automatically created from a number of parameters these parameters can be the size and shape of the pads, the pitch between the pads, the number pads, the size of the parts body, the colour of the body of the part, a texture that can be optionally applied to the body of the part, and so the list goes on. Using parametric parts allows you to create an infinite variety of parts based on a generic template. Examples of generic templates are SOIC devices, axial and radial devices. Small outline transistors, LEDs, sockets and many other different types. You will see many of them created in this video.

Using the Route Panel to quickly locate schematic nodes and PCB nets

This tutorial video features the DEX PCB Designer PCB Designer and shows how you can quickly locate schematic nodes and PCB nets in your DEX design. It shows you how to use the Route panel and by clicking on a schematic node name or a PCB net name the node/net will be highlighted, and the viewport will automatically zoom to show the selected node/net. The route panel shows you many important statistics about your design: some of the most useful are the track length and the routing efficiency. You can organise your nets by track length, and this will you decide which net to route next.

Use the Navigator to Quickly Locate Parts in Schematics and PCBs

This tutorial video features the DEX PCB Designer PCB Designer and shows how you can quickly locate schematic nodes and PCB nets in your DEX design. It shows you how to use the Route panel and by clicking on a schematic node name or a PCB net name the node/net will be highlighted, and the viewport will automatically zoom to show the selected node/net. The route panel shows you many important statistics about your design: some of the most useful are the track length and the routing efficiency. You can organise your nets by track length, and this will you decide which net to route next.

Adding Lines to Schematics

This tutorial video features the DEX PCB Designer PCB Designer and shows how to add a line to a schematic sheet in DEX PCB Designer. It shows you how to add lines by visual placement or how to add line by entering the start and end coordinates. This video shows you how to edit lines in the DEX PCB Designer PCB Designer.

Adding a HyperLink Button to a Schematic in the DEX PCB Designer PCB Designer

This tutorial video features the DEX PCB Designer PCB Designer and how shows you how to add a hyperlink button to a schematic. Once added you can click on the hyperlink and the website will open in your browser. These hyperlink buttons open very useful in adding documentation links into your design. For instance you can link to a supplier or two-way data sheet.

Manual Routing a Complex PCB NET

This video shows you how to manually route a complex PCB net using DEX PCB Designer PCB.

It also demonstrates how to modify the routed net by adding and deleting a track.

Quick Overview of the DEX PCB Designer Designer

See how DEX PCB Designer produces superb schematics and PCBs and see examples of the stunning 3D views of your PCB.

Using The Add Parts Dialog

This video goes through the process of adding parts from the parts catalog to your schematics.

It first shows you how to very quickly find and add a part.

Next it goes into further details of how to use the add part dialog.

Finally, it details several of the powerful formatting tools that are available for the grid display that shows all the parts found.

Schematic Wiring

Wiring together your parts in DEX PCB Designer is simple and fun. Also modifying the position of your parts is super easy.

How to modify a placed part using the library

This video shows you how to modify a part by saving it to the library, editing the part in the library and then dragging the modified part over your original part.

Using The Navigator

This video show you how to use the navigator in DEX PCB Designer to locate and cross reference parts in your PCB design. It also show you how to quickly tile your views.

Finding Parts in Your PCB Design

This video show you how to use the Navigator in DEX PCB Designer to quickly and easily find the parts in your design. This works for both schematics and PCBs.

Locating Symbol Terminals by Pad Name

This short video show you how in DEX PCB Designer you can quickly locate symbol terminals by pad name/pin number. This is very handy with large pin count devices.

Authorize Your Software

This video shows you how to authorize your DEX PCB Designer software.

Simulation - Real time Changes

This video show you how you can change component values, such as the value of a resistor, and see the simulation result change in real-time.

Real-Time Circuit Simulation Instruments

This video show you how virtual instruments work on your schematics with real-time simulation.

Using the Space Pilot Pro for 3D Navigation of your PCB

This video show the Space Pilot Pro in action viewing a PCB in 3D.

Sizing Schematic Sheet Content to Fill the Page

This video shows you how to resize the content of a sheet to fill the sheet. This is extremely useful when you have a small design that only takes up a small area of the sheet and you actually want an enlarged area for both aesthetic reasons and for printing.

Radial Context Menu

This video demonstrates the new radial context menu for DEX PCB Designer PCB designer.

Creating a PCB Design from Pre-Routed Designs

This video show you how to create a PCB design by simply dragging pre-routed designs onto the schematic of your new design.

How to create a simple amplifier using pre-designed circuits.

This video show you how to partition a design into an amplifier sub-system and a separate power sub-system.

Copy And Paste Circuits

This video shows you how to copy and paste a single circuit that has been laid out and routed to create a more complex circuit.

Creating an Array of Circuits

This video show you how to create a rectangular array of circuits by simply selecting, setting row and column counts and dragging. This was done using DEX PCB Designer.

Adding a Button Battery to the LED Voltage Ladder

This shows you how to replace a power connector with a battery on the board.

Converting a TPH Design to a SMT Design

This video shows you how to convert a design built with TPH PCB technology to one using SMT. The design will be dramatically reduced in size and manufacturing costs will also be greatly reduced.

LM3914 LED Display

This video show the design of a simple LED ladder display. It takes you through the process from schematic, custom part creation and PCB manual routing with DEX PCB Designer.

Using Docking and Floating Panels

This video show you how to dock/undock/collapse and float panels in DEX PCB Designer

Creating a simple amplifier using pre-designed circuits.

This video show you how to partition a design into a amplifier sub-system and a separate power sub-system. The design uses pre-designed circuits and show you how to drag and drop them onto sheets to quickly create a sub-system. The sub-system are then connected together and finally the PCB is automatically created. This video uses DEX PCB Designer and demonstrates schematic design, PCB layout, auto-routing and 3D visualization.

100 Watt Amplifier Design

This video gives you a quick view of the 100W amplifier sample that comes with DEX PCB Designer. It shows the schematic, PCB and the PCB in 3D. You also get a glimpse of Active3D

Undo/redo and disaster recovery

This video show you how DEX PCB Designer saves every change you make to a project to a special backup directory. This is the perfect 'Get out of jail free card' if your computer crashes due to power outage etc.

One Click PCB board design, layout and auto-routing

This show you how to create a PCB board from a schematic, layout the parts on the PCB, minimize the size of the PCB and auto-route the PCB with a single click.

Reference Designators in DEX PCB Designer

In DEX PCB Designer you can change the orientation, font and scaling of part reference designators in PCBs and schematics. In schematics you can also change the color.

Updating DEX PCB Designer

This video shows you how you can easily update your copy of DEX PCB Designer. The automatic update is optional and can be turn on or off.

Running DEX PCB Designer for The First Time

This video gives you a quick overview of DEX PCB Designer when you run it for the first time.

Installing DEX PCB Designer

This video shows you how to install DEX PCB Designer

Cross Cursors in DEX PCB Designer

The video show you how to switch between short and full viewport cross cursors in DEX PCB Designer.

Measuring Distances in DEX PCB Designer

This video show you how you can measure distances between objects in DEX PCB Designer

The DEX PCB Designer Settings Panel

This video show you how to view and alter the settings used by DEX PCB Designer in a simple place - the Settings Panel.

The DEX PCB Designer File Viewer

This video show you how to view the XML file format used by DEX PCB Designer. You can make changes to your project and see how the file content changes.

Using the Navigator in DEX PCB Designer

The navigator in DEX PCB Designer is a powerful tool that show you your location on large, complex schematics and pcbs and also lets you rapidly locate your part symbols and their footprints on the PCB.

The DEX PCB Designer Status Bar

This video show you how to view status, zoom in and out and turn on/off smart pan and the display of tooltips.

Using the Color Bar in DEX PCB Designer

This video show you how to change the line and fill colors of objects in DEX PCB Designer.

Arranging Viewports in DEX PCB Designer

This video show you how to arrange the viewports as either tabbed viewports or tiled viewports. It also show you how to float a viewport in DEX PCB Designer.

The DEX PCB Designer Workspace

This video gives you a quick overview of the DEX PCB Designer workspace and show you the different menus and dockable panels. It also describes the tooltips.

Viewing the DEX PCB Designer Sample Projects

The video demonstrates some of the capabilities of DEX PCB Designer, including schematic and PCB design together with 3D modeling, front panel design, artwork and diagrams.

Schematic, Simulation, PCB Design and Solid Modeling

This video gives you a quick overview of DEX PCB Designer Design Express and its abilities to perform schematic design, simulation, PCB layout and solid modeling.

The DEX PCB Designer Ribbon Menu Shortcuts

The video demonstrates how to use the DEX PCB Designer ribbon menu's shortcuts. DEX PCB Designer is an integrated electronic design program with schematic capture, pcb layout and design together with spice simulation. It also comes complete with 3D output for MCAD.

Hierarchical Top-Down Design

This video demonstrates hierarchical top-down design using DEX PCB Designer.

Saving Designs for Re-use

In DEX PCB Designer you can save a design to the library for later re-use. This video show how an amplifier is saved to the library and then re-used.

Halloween with DEX PCB Designer

Learn how to set your DEX PCB Designer to a scary halloween theme.

Switch from a ribbon to classic menu in DEX PCB Designer

This demonstrates switch between Microsoft Office ribbon style menus and classic dropdown menus with toolbars in DEX PCB Designer.

Using Guides in DEX PCB Designer

This video demonstrates how to use guides in DEX PCB Designer to accurately position objects to horizontal, vertical and point guides.

A Simple Resistor Ladder

This video demonstrates how to create a simple resistor ladder using DEX PCB Designer.

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