|
| |
SuperCAD is a program which is specialized for drawing
electronic circuits. It also interfaces directly to simulation software (SuperSIM)
and (mentalSPICE)
and to printed circuit design software (SuperPCB).
Current version: V7.0 (32-bit).
Because of our association with McGraw-Hill in producing the
Encyclopedia of Electronic Circuits CD ROM , the SuperCAD schematic editor is
fast becoming a standard for schematic entry.
Major Features of SuperCAD for Windows:
- Visually cued command entry all commands are visible from pull down
menus, dialog boxes, or toolbar buttons, using a state-of-the art, modern
21st Century graphical interface (Microsoft Windows!)
- Library support a large library of TTL, CMOS, analog, memory, and
discrete parts is immediately available; in addition, the user can easily
make any new parts using the library part editor, or using the
BUILD utility
- Easy to use object entry commands these allow the entry of lines,
busses, rectangles, ellipses, text, and other objects
- Easy to use graphics edit commands these include copy, move,
rotate, stretch, erase; both single-object and grouped-object edits are
allowed
- Advanced editing features these include rubberbanding of moved
parts, snap modes, auto-incremented text, constrained drawing, rotation to
one degree precision, and others
- Automatic bus generation adding busses to digital parts, such as
registers is easy; you simply enter a bus name, starting index, the start
and end points, and the software adds all connecting lines and signal names
- Automatic title block updating SuperCAD automatically names, dates,
numbers the drawing page, and enters the drawing size (A-E) on each
schematic page
- Automatic line junctions SuperCAD automatically
places connector dots at line intersections
- Flexible output schematics can be generated on any Windows
compatible dot-matrix printer, Laser printer, Postscript printer, or
plotter. In addition, schematics can be produced in DXF
- Draw to fit and zoom operations regardless of schematic size, an
entire drawing page can be shrunk and displayed within the viewing window;
any portion of this display can be zoomed to normal size
- Built-in library part editor new parts can quickly
be designed using the library editor which also includes a library part wizard
to help you get started
- Multiple page schematics SuperCAD allows up to 32
sheets in a single file
| Library part
categories
|
ANALOG
CMOS 4000 series
CONNECTORS
DEVICES
DSP(digital signal processors) |
GENERIC (TTL/CMOS 7400 series)
MEMORY
MICRO(microprocessors)
PLD
Up to 180 categories in all! |
|
Support Utilities
(included)
|
BUILD---Library parts builder
PARTS---Parts list extractor
Netlister---Netlist extractor
RULES---Electrical rules checker
|
| Toolbar Operations
|
Enter text
Enter line
Enter bus
Enter arrow
Enter rectangle
Enter polygon
Enter arc
Enter triangle
Enter fill
Enter library part |
Select edit mode
Draw to fit
Erase
Rotate
Mirror
Vertical flip
Show origins
Select grid
Select drawing scale
Select drawing sheet |
|
Finger Tip (Mouse)
Edit Operations
|
Copy (shift-drag with mouse)
Move (drag object with mouse)
Stretch (drag endpoint with mouse)
Select (click over object)
Edit part (right-mouse click over part)
Edit object (right-mouse click over object)
|
| Keyboard
Operations |
F1
F2
F4
F5
F6
F7
F8
F9
F10
ESC
Ctrl F
Ctrl C
Ctrl V
Ctrl Z
|
Enter HELP mode
Goto Bookmark
Center schematic
Access library parts
Toggle rubberband mode
Remove last object
Clear schematic sheet
Enter edit mode
Toggle snap-to-grid mode
Exit text or other mode, re-draw
Find
Copy to clipboard
Paste
Undo |
T
B
W
L
K
R
Q
Y
E
PgUp
PgDn
+(plus)
-(minus)
P |
Enter text
Enter bus
Enter Arrow
Enter line
Enter arc
Enter rectangle
Enter rounded rectangle
Enter triangle/polygon
Enter ellipse
Zoom in (magnify)
Zoom out
Next drawing layer
Last drawing layer
Show parts bin |
| Menus |
File
Load
Save
Save As
Add, delete schematic sheet
Print
Print Preview
Export
Exit |
Edit
Clear
Select edit mode
Erase
Rotate
Mirror
Origin
Copy
Paste
Find/Replace text |
View
Draw-to-fit
Zoom In
Zoom Out
Center
Scale
Drawing plane
|
Setup
Drawing size A-E
Library parts
Clipboard
General
Colors
Selective editing
Font
Project |
Edit/Advanced
Autoincrement text
Check schematic
Align objects
Re-grid
Clear Bookmarks
Goto Bookmark
|
Display
Oscilloscope
Fourier Display
Logic analyzer
Marking function
Simulation step |
Utilities
Bill of Materials
Design Rules
BUILD Utility
Edit Libraries
New Library Part
Printed Circuit Board
Digital Simulation
Analog Simulation
Netlist |
Window
New Window
Cascade
Tile
Arrange Icons
Close All Windows |
Help
Index
Tip of the Day
About
Web site |
|
Other
Features
|
|
Automatic signal bus generation
Automatic title block update
Rubberband mode for parts and line vertices
90 degree drawing constraint mode
DXF input/output
|
|
System
Requirements
|
|
Operating System - Microsoft Windows 95, 98, NT,
ME,
2000, XP, Vista
Graphics - VGA, SVGA, XVGA
Printers - Any printer supported with Windows driver (HP DeskJet, HP
Laser, Postscript, HPGL plotters, etc.)
Memory - 16M or greater
|
|
