OrCAD Panel Editor is an assembly panel design tool that intelligently automates the panel definition and documentation process without CAD tool limitations.

1. Josh Moore – Director Product Management
Cadence OrCAD Solutions
OrCAD Panel Editor
Intelligent Panel Design and Documentation

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• Assembly (“array”) panel design tool that intelligently
automates the panel definition and documentation process
• Panel design and manufacturing drawing creation in a
fraction of time versus traditional manual methods
• Intelligent panel design supporting ECO changes through
synchronization links with OrCAD PCB Editor database
What is OrCAD Panel Editor?
Intelligent, automated panel design
without CAD tool limitations

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• Panels allow for volume production process optimization
– Multiple PCBs assembled together at same time
• PCB CAD tools very good at “one-up” PCB design but lack
robust panel design and documentation capability
– Varied complexities and details that are required for panels
• Panel features include pinning holes,
milling, score lines, fiducials, and
breakaway tabs
• Panel-level design data required for
fabrication and manufacturing
Addressing Panel Design Challenges
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• Automatic array creation to (step and repeat) of PCBs
either spreadsheet mode or auto-calculate mode
• Top, bottom, drill pattern, or custom panel arrays as well as
drill charts, note blocks, mill and V-score details
• Panel-level Drill and Coordinate charts are reflective of all
the PCBs contained in a panel
• NC milling can automatically applied to all the PCBs within
the panel as well as merged route information for one
unified NC milling path
• Panel detail wizards use the existing PCB and NC milling
data to automatically depict Mill tab and V-score details
Key Features

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Designed for Panel Definition
Notes, details,
and callouts
Drill symbols,
patterns, and
charts
Tooling holes,
fiducials, etc.
Panel array
Mill tabs

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• Startup templates
– Define company / corporate standards
• Automatic notification / update
– Notification of changed design for automatic panel / documentation
update
Minimize Startup and Rework

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Customize Panel Designer

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• Organized the way designers work
– User interface organized by drawing
types
• Tool pallets contain panel-specific
elated drawing elements
– Menus and tool pallets are presented
in a way that reflects document being
created
• Specific panel tools automate
common panel definition and
documentation tasks
Optimized for the PCB Designer

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DrawingElements
Panel Release Package
Panel Release Package
Panel Drawings
Sheets
ImportedandInsertedData
PCB CAD File
Imported Files
Linked Files
DXF Files
Multi-media
PDF Files
One-upPCBData
Gerber Files
IPC-2581 Files

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