Yenka PCBs
Converts your Yenka Electronics circuits into 3D PCB layouts
(Windows XP or later) (why no Mac?) Also available as part of...
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Yenka PCBs is an add-on for the Windows versions of Yenka Electronics. It takes the 2D circuits you simulate, and converts them automatically into three-dimensional PCB simulations, including 3D cases, which can then be exported for manufacture.
Editing component placement on a 3D PCB case
- Design circuit boards in full 3D - drag a 3D PCBs into your design, and build your circuit using Yenka Electronics. Then convert it to a PCB layout, either manually or automatically.
- Route tracks automatically - using Yenka's powerful tools, specifying key settings like track width and component spacing.
- Place inputs and outputs where you want them, and Yenka will place the other components automatically. You can even edit the full PCB design manually, if you wish.
- Powerful PCB editing tools are included: Yenka PCBs includes the real-PCB design software, based on a widely-used industrial engine, which runs in the background. It gives you full manual control over the design, if you need it.
- Add a 3D case for your finished PCB, and use our 3D tools to place inputs and outputs on the case. Import cases that you've designed in CAD software, such as Google's free Sketchup (more)
- Simulate your circuit board in 3D: interact with switches or controls in either the 2D schematic or the 3D real-world view; both views of your circuit are simulated concurrently.
To help understand how your finished product will work, you can flip or rotate the board to any angle as the simulation runs.
- Export your PCB for manufacture as a Gerber file, or to a variety of desktop milling machines (more details)
- Add mechanical outputs by using Yenka PCBs with Yenka Gears - including motors and solenoids.
- Add programmable PIC or PICAXE chips to your circuit boards by using Yenka PCBs with Yenka PICs.