Understanding ISO 10303 for STEP International Standards
Electronics design is more complex than ever before and yet there are more tools to aid important design tasks. One important standard, dating back to the 1980s, is the ISO 10303 standard, which defines an important data exchange format for 3D models used in MCAD programs. ECAD programs with 3D design capabilities can also […]
Finding STEP Models for CAD Libraries: Ease of Organization for Engineers
3D view of a new board requires STEP models for CAD libraries Folding phones, robots, wearables, and medical devices… these products and many more carry strict mechanical requirements that must be met if a new device will enter the market. Your ECAD and MCAD tools play a big role in meeting the mechanical requirements of […]
Component Supply Chain Management Tips for Electronics Engineers
We all love that feeling when a great new design is being finalized. You’re probably busy making last minute adjustments to your routing and compiling deliverables for your manufacturer. Once you send your design off to your board house, you get that dreaded call, where an engineer tells you a critical component has gone obsolete, […]
Component Library Management: Taking the Hassle Out of Ease of Access
In the early days of PCB design (before PCs and CAD software) designers working on new boards had to do everything by hand. Imagine trying to place millions of transistors like that! Now that CAD applications have become the industry standard for mechanical and electronics design, product design teams need to keep an organized library […]
Ultra Librarian Announces UltraBOM for Digi-Key, Enabling Part Research Within OrCAD Capture
UltraBOM® saves engineers time while reducing needless design respins and errors. Rochester, NY (March 11, 2020) – Ultra Librarian®, the world’s largest free cloud-based CAD library provider, today announced UltraBOM, enabling design engineers to search and research Digi-Key Electronics parts within OrCAD® Capture, and then submit BOM parts directly to Digi-Key for purchase. “The entire Bill […]
3D CAD Circuit Models: How to Use and Download
I remember the first 3D CAD circuit model I ever built in AutoCAD. It was messy, had unfilled areas, and had a minor resemblance to the component I wanted to build. The model was a nice representation of the size of the component I needed to place in a board, but that was about it. […]
The Top Five Ways Ultra Librarian Will Change Your Designing Life for the Better
Do you find yourself spending too much time building or searching for components all over the internet? Part libraries are typically disjointed, with symbols in one place, footprints in another and 3D models somewhere else. Between looking for parts and finding all the pieces to the design puzzle in multiple locations it’s no wonder design […]
Maximize Your PCB Design Productivity with New Interactive Reference Designs from Maxim Integrated
How many times have you wanted to leverage a vendors reference design yet the design wasn’t available in a CAD format you could use? Your options are to just start from scratch or invest tedious hours transcribing the design into your CAD tool. Not very exciting prospects right? Vendor reference designs provide a great resource […]
Ultra Librarian Partners with Maxim Integrated for Interactive Reference Designs
Rochester, NY (January 21, 2020) – Ultra Librarian® (https://www.ultralibrarian.com/), the world’s largest free cloud-based CAD library provider, today announced its continuing partnership with Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. (NASDAQ: MXIM) with the release of a new set of reference designs for use in the Ultra Librarian Reference Design Cloud. Reference designs are a key tool to help […]