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Preparing for
Manufacturing/Assembly
The following sections explain the basic functions you need to perform to
prepare your board for manufacturing.
Some of the described features may not be available in your edition of
Ultiboard. Refer to the NI Circuit Design Suite Release Notes for a list of
the features in your edition.
Placing and Editing Text
Text can be placed anywhere on the design and on any layer, regardless of
what element is selected.
Complete the following steps to place text on the design:
1.
Choose
Place»Graphic»Text
. The
Text
dialog box opens.
2.
Type the text in the
Value
field. As you type, the text appears in the
preview dialog box.
3.
Define the following parameters for the text as desired:
•
Line Font
radio button—Enable and select one of
Thin
,
Normal
,
or
Bold
.
Or
•
Windows Font
radio button—Enable if you wish to use a
Windows font. Click the
Font
button and select the desired
Windows font.
Note
Ultiboard supports multi-byte fonts so that Chinese, Japanese, Korean and other
users can make full use of Microsoft fonts for special characters.
•
Select the desired
Height
,
Layer
and
Color
.
•
In the
Alignment
box, select one of
Left
,
Center
, or
Right
; and
one of
Top
,
Center
, or
Bottom
.
