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Skill code to Calculating PCB Real-estate usage using placement boundaries and package keep ins

Toolman
Toolman over 5 years ago

Other tools allow a sanity check of placement density vs available board space.  There is an older post "Skill code to evaluate all components area (Accumulative Place bound area)"  (9 years ago) that has a couple of examples that no longer work or expired.

This would be useful to provide feedback to schismatic and project managers regarding the component density on the PCB and how it will affect the routing abilities.  Thermal considerations can be evaluated as well 

Has anyone attempted this or still being done externally in spread sheets?

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  • AvengerThanos
    AvengerThanos over 3 years ago

    You could try placement density analysis in OrCAD PCB editor

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    jgregoire over 3 years ago in reply to AvengerThanos

    Can you elaborate?

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    jgregoire over 3 years ago in reply to AvengerThanos

    Can you elaborate?

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