Ensuring Accurate Broadband EM Analysis with Allegro PCB Designer
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Step 2: Import the IPC-2581 File into AWR Design Environment
In the AWR Design Environment, open the PCB Import wizard that is located in the wizard section of the project manager (Figure 4).
Figure 4: PCB Import wizard
For this application note, open the IPC-2581 demo file AWR-XFL3010_Through.xml and select the layers to be imported on the
layers tab of the import wizard (Figure 5). The Nets tab (Figure 6) provides an option to import only a subset of selected nets
of a project. Select the nets GND and Through.
Figure 5: Layers tab of the PCB Import wizard
Figure 6: Nets tab of the PCB Import wizard
