Yenka PCBs is an add-on for Yenka Electronics.
It takes the 2D circuits you simulate, and converts them automatically into three-dimensional PCB simulations, which can be exported for manufacture.
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Features
- Design circuit boards in full 3D
Using Yenka PCBs with Yenka Electronics lets you drag one or more 3D PCBs into your design. Each PCB comes with a window in which you can lay out your schematic design.
- Powerful PCB editing tools
Yenka PCBs includes the full real-PCB design software, which runs in the background.
Its automatic tools let you produce PCB simulations, in full 3D, with a couple of clicks; they will automatically place your components and route the tracks on the circuit board.
If you want, you can do more design yourself: for example, specify key settings, such as track width and component spacing. You can also place key inputs and outputs where you want them, letting the software place the other components automatically. You can even edit the full PCB design manually, if you wish.
- 3D simulation of your PCB
This produces a full 3D simulation of the components on your circuit board. In this simulation, you can interact with switches or controls in either the 2D or 3D views; 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.
- Yenka PCBs can only be used if you've already got Yenka Electronics - this is needed to design the electronic circuit.
- If you're also using Yenka Gears, you can use mechanical inputs and outputs for your PCB - for example, motors and solenoids - and use these to drive gear systems and flywheels.
- If you're also using Yenka PICs, you'll be able to include PIC and PICAXE chips in your circuits, and export printed circuit boards including the microcontroller chip. You can add Yenka PICs to your licence free of charge.
New Interface
Yenka has an entirely new user interface that is designed to be easier to use in the classroom, especially with interactive whiteboards, and requires no special setup.
You can copy 2D items like Presentation objects and paste them into other applications such as Word. For the best results we suggest you take a "screenshot" and paste this in instead. This will allow you to produce pictures of 3D objects for your documents or presentations.
Plus, get free online training and content at www.yenka.com.
- Free upgrades until 2012 - for any Yenka product you buy.
- No recurring subscription cost once you've purchased.
- Free home use - students and teachers at registered schools can get free home licences for all of our Yenka tools.
Now, there's "Instant" Yenka, a simplified way to access Yenka at home.
What has changed?
- It is not necessary to open a Yenka account and to use an activation key.
- We have taken away the teacher confirmation process (which made a lot of teachers give up).
- Students can download and activate the software themselves.
- Hobbyists and home-educators can also use Yenka at home for free.
How does it work? Follow these steps:
- Download the new Yenka plug-in from our website: http://www.yenka.com/downloads - Select "Home License" within the software.
- Enter your email address and occupation.
- Start using Yenka.
Only teachers may request home licences.
If you are another member of staff, you can make a request on behalf of a teacher - but you must use their details and email address.
The teacher will receive two activation keys:
- One for teachers at your school.
- Another for students at your school.
System requirements
To get the best out of Yenka 3D shapes we recommend you have the following
- Windows XP, Vista or later
- Pentium III, 1 GHz or higher
- 256MB RAM
- Graphics card with OpenGL support and up-to-date drivers. We recommend 32MB of Graphics card memory.
- 16-bit soundcard optional.
Mac
The system requirements for running Yenka on an Apple Mac are:
OS X 10.4 or later
1.25 GHz PowerPC G4 or higher, or any Intel Mac
256MB RAM
A Teacher License lets a named teacher use a Yenka product on one computer at a time. The licence also allows the teacher's students to use that product on other computers, but only while the teacher is present. This is limited to 40 students at a time.
A Site License permits employees and students of a school to use a Yenka product on all computers located at a single postal address. For very large schools (more than 2000 students) or for remote teaching please contact us for prices.
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