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TinyCAD

TinyCAD is a program for drawing circuit diagrams commonly known as schematic drawings. It supports standard and custom symbol libraries. It supports PCB layout programs with several netlist formats and can also produce SPICE simulation netlists.

Contents

• FAQ

• Overview of TinyCAD Features

• Drawing a design

  • To place symbols in to your design
  • To wire up your design
  • Editing your drawing
  • Symbol attributes
  • Automatic junction placement
  • Advanced drawing techniques
  • Adding power
  • Using labels
  • Adding buses
  • Adding text and annotations
  • Drawing rectangles and ellipses
  • Drawing polygons & polylines
  • Changing the drawing order

• An introduction to libraries

  • Symbol pins
  • Multiple parts per package
  • Creating a new symbol library

• Printing a design

• Exporting to PCB programs

  • Use wires and symbols correctly
  • Add the “package” attribute to all symbols

• Using multiple sheet schematics

  • Using multiple sheets
  • Using hierarchical designs
  • Using both hierarchical designs and multiple sheets

• Using SPICE with TinyCAD

  • The TinyCAD SPICE system
  • The SPICE template strings
  • The Spice Prologue and Epilogue
  • The SPICE RUN node
  • The “0” net
  • Generation of the SPICE file
  • Advanced SPICE file generation with conditional statements

• Menu reference

  • File menu
  • Edit menu
  • Library menu
  • Symbol menu
  • Special menu
  • Options menu

• Toolbar reference

  • Annotation toolbar
  • Drawing toolbar
  • Block toolbar
  • Drawing toolbar
  • File toolbar