Menu Bar description of Express PCB software

Express PCB is a circuit designing tool and good start for beginners who want to get expertise on electronic circuit designing. A beginner has to install Express PCB to get start with it. After installation, one get two icon of circuit designing- Express PCB and Express SCH for schematic circuit diagram.

I would like to post about the menu bar of Express PCB. The tools in Express PCB and Express SCH are same but the only difference is the circuit diagram made in both. One make on board circuit diagram which gives impression of circuit diagram on PCB and the other, Express SCH gives the view simple schematic view of an electronic circuit.

Tools Description:

(1). Used to open the previously saved in file in Express PCB.

(2). Save the circuit diagram in Express PCB format and can be opened only in Express PCB software.

(3). It is an Undo icon or use ctrl+z key to undo your previous edit things.

(4). It is a Zoom in icon.

(5). It is a Zoom out icon.

(6). It is used to fit the circuit diagram with best zooming in your desktop screen. It automatically adjust your best view of your circuit diagram.

(7). Previous Zoom- It takes previous zoom set by you.

(8). This is the Option icon of the Express PCB in which you select or deselect the grid view, planes, copper layer, and units. You can also choose the background color and your component color.

(9). It is an option to select a component from the list and place the selected component PCB. This library of components is limited and cannot be extended.

(10) & (11) are the option of copper layer. It is used to move copper layer to upper side of PCB and move copper layer to bottom side selected respectively.

(12). Select a component and press this option to rotate the component +90 degree. It won't affect your circuit diagram connection and traces.

(13). This will also rotate your component but with the text name given to your component.

They are the basic tools of Express PCB software common in both Express PCB and Express SCH. Express PCB software is limited to its library as one is restricted to select the component (9) which is available in its library, cannot go beyond to that.

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