Released on = April 26, 2006, 7:27 am

Press Release Author = Novarm, Ltd.

Industry = Software

Press Release Summary = Professional PCB Design System with easy-to-learn user
interface

Press Release Body = New circuit board design software helps electronics engineers
and technicians create PCB board designs easily and efficiently.

DipTrace is an advanced PCB design software application that comes with PCB Layout
module, Schematic Capture and Component/Pattern editors to design your own component
libraries. Besides being very simple to learn, which is quite an accomplishment for
an engineering software application, the software has a very intuitive user
interface and many innovative features that most marketed PCB Design packages lack.

For instance, a schematic can be converted to a PCB with one mouse click. The board
designer can instantly renew the PCB from an updated version of schematic and keep
existing placement, routed traces, board outline, mounting holes and other work.
DipTrace has a high quality automatic router, superior to many routers included in
other PCB layout packages. It can route a single layer (bottom side) and multilayer
circuit boards, and there is an option to autoroute a single layer board with
jumper wires, if required. Smart manual routing tools allow users to finalize the
design and to get the results they want in a blink of an eye.

Accurate shape-based copper pour system with different possible fill types and
thermals can be used to make plane layers and reduce manufacturing costs by
minimizing the amount of etchant. Another important feature is Design Rule Check
(DRC) - the function that checks the clearance between design objects, minimum size
of traces and drills, which ensures board accuracy. Net connectivity check allows
you check all electrical connections and find all broken nets and their isolated
areas. A feature comparing a PCB to a schematic helps detect possible design
mistakes and correct them before prototyping.

The program supports different output formats, like DXF, N/C drill files for the
Numerically Controlled drilling machines and Gerber files that most board
manufacturers use. Very important feature for hobbyists is automatic creation of
isolation poly lines and exporting them to DXF, DXF files can be converted to G-code
with free ACE Converter tool. DipTrace also contains an impressive number of
standard libraries with 50,000+ components.

While the least expensive software to perform similar functions is likely to cost
thousands of US Dollars, the unlimited version of DipTrace is available for 695 US
Dollars, DipTrace Small Business (2000 pins), DipTrace Standard (1000 pins) and
DipTrace Lite (500 pins) are available for 495 USD, 345 USD and 145 USD,
accordingly. Non-profit license of Standard costs only $125. Also, there is
completely free version available for students and hobbyists with 250 pins limit!

Full-featured 30-Day trial and free version with 250 pins limit are available at
http://www.diptrace.com

Web Site = http://www.diptrace.com/

Contact Details = Address: 166 Rabochaya, suite 19, Dnipropetrovsk
Ukraine

Phone Number: +1-810-6374764
Email: submit@novarm.com