Adding a Board to a Project

In PADS Designer, a project may contain a number of designs, which correspond to different PCB boards in the project. Figure 5-1 shows the PADS Designer Project Navigator where boards are listed underneath the project name (in this case: MyProject).

Figure 5-1. PADS Designer Project Navigator

When opening a PADS Designer project in PADS I/O Designer, you can select each top-level design using the drop-down box on the Project Window as shown in Figure 5-2. When a board is selected, all of the PADS I/O Designer components residing within it are listed in the Project Window.

Figure 5-2. Selecting a Board in the PADS I/O Designer Project Window

New boards can be added to the Project in PADS I/O Designer using the following procedure:

1. Do one of the following to add a new board to the project:

• Select File > Add New Board.

• Right-click in the Project Window and select Add New Board.

2. Enter a name for the new board and click OK.