General	Ranger2	Ranger2 XL	Ranger XL	Seetrax XL
Resolution	1 thou	1 thou	1 micron	1 micron
Total layers/design	16	16	64	64
Max signal layers/design	15	15	63	63
Max power plane layers/design	8	13	61	61
Max split power plane layers/design	0	0	61	61
Components/design	1400	1400	U/L	U/L
Component pins/design	16000	16000	U/L	U/L
Component pins/outline	256	256	U/L	U/L
Alpha-numeric pin numbers	-
Track sizes/design	16	32	512	512
Power rails/design	8	16	255	255
Round pad sizes/design	16	32	512	512
Square pad sizes/design	16	32	512	512
Finger pad sizes/design	16	32	512	512
Rectangular pad sizes/design	16	32	512	512
User-definable pads (U/L) with/without multiple offset drill holes, definable connection and origin points	-	-
Area zoom	-
Zoom in/out and pan on mouse scroll wheel	-	-
User definable function keys	-
Multiple editing windows	-	-	-
Cross-probing between editors	-	-	-
Drag & drop between editors	-	-	-
Dynamic updating across windows	-	-	-
Windows style navigator/browser	-	-	-

Schematic	Ranger2	Ranger2 XL	Ranger XL	Seetrax XL
Flat editor				-
Flat/Hierarchical editor	-
Split devices (dissimilar gates)	-
Create & edit devices within schematic	-
Power pins as separate symbol if required	-
All text movable	-
Automatic bus creation	-
User definable attributes for pins\parts\connections	-	-
Parts linked to URL's	-	-
Parts/netlist extraction
User definable ASCII file output (Genex)	-	-
Electrical design rule checking (ERC)	-	-
EMC rules	-	-
Versions	-	-
PSpice output		-

Footprints:	Ranger2	Ranger2 XL	Ranger XL	Seetrax XL
Pin nos visible in pads	-
Pad stack definition (top, inner & bottom pads)	-	-
Manual pin/pad numbering
Auto pin/pad numbering	-
Pin numbers can be omitted	-
Extra copper (for stringers & dual outlines)	-	-
Families of outlines	-	-
Placement boundaries	-	-

Layout:	Ranger2	Ranger2 XL	Ranger XL	Seetrax XL
Board profile library	-
1/10 degree part rotation	-
1/10 degree text rotation	-
Part placement tools included in artwork editor	-
Automatic part placement	-	-
Pin nos visible in pads	-
Signals only visible
Power only visible
Specific named connections visible	-
Outline swapping within families	-	-
Part swapping	-
Part flip of routed parts, (unroutes last track segment)	-
Links to URL's	-	-
Add or change connections, wiring list automatically updated & report generated	-	-
On-line clearance & short circuit checking	-	-
Move segment, orthogonal or free	-	-
Orthogonal\45 degree track locking (switchable)	-
Rip-up track, partial or complete	-
Manual reconnection with checking	-
Track length measuring, incl curved tracks	-	-	-
Artwork macros	-
Automatic copper fill
Automatic copper fill with smooth edge	-	-
Combined artwork checks (faster)	-
Integrated in artwork, artwork checking	-	-	-
Multiple minimum clearances	-
Minimum clearance visible	-	-
Checking for isolated copper fill	-	-
Checking for silk-screen over holes/under parts	-	-
Find error flags	-
Individual error flag deletion	-
Part renumbering
Automatic part renumbering	-
Identify parts, pins, pads, tracks (full info)	-
Edit pad\track size table from within editors	-
Documentation layers	-
Automatic test point addition	-	-
Elecctra auto-router interface	-
Specctra auto-router interface
Redit auto-router interface	-	-
Seetrax single/double/multi (upto 6)-layer rip-up & retry Autorouter
Tear drop vias	-	-
Blind vias	-	-
Buried vias	-	-
Multiple via sizes	-	-
On-line auto report generation for gate & pin swapping, part renumbering etc, etc	-

Inputs:	Ranger2	Ranger2 XL	Ranger XL	Seetrax XL
Gerber
DXF
Cadstar	-	-		-
Calay	-	-		-
Futurenet(Orcad) pinlist		-	-	-
Orcad schematic	-	-		-
Cadnetix	-	-		-
PDIF	-	-		-
Rinf	-	-		-
ASCII	-	-

Outputs to:	Ranger2	Ranger2 XL	Ranger XL	Seetrax XL
Gerber (Photoplot):
Schematics	-
Drill drawings	-
Solder paste	-
Solder mask
Artworks
DXF:
Schematics	-
Drill drawings	-
Solder paste	-
Solder mask	-
Artworks
Artworks with component height (3D)	-	-
Windows printer/plotter drivers:
Schematics
Drill drawings
Solder paste	-
Solder mask	-
Artworks
Sieb & Meyer (NC Drill)
Excellon (NC Drill)
Single router paths
Multiple router paths	-
RINF	-	-		-
Gencad	-	-
BSL	-	-
Cadstar (.cdi)	-	-		-
HP-GL (file)				-
Houston Instruments (file)				-
Artwork documentation layer	-
Solder mask user-defined generation	-	-
Solder mask auto generation
Solder paste user-defined generation	-	-
Solder paste auto generation	-
Schematics mirrored	-
Drill drawings mirrored	-
Solder paste output mirrored	-
Solder mask output mirrored
Artworks mirrored
Batch output tools	-	-

2D Editor:	Ranger2	Ranger2 XL	Ranger XL	Seetrax XL
Import from Ranger XL	-	-		-
Output to DXF	-	-		-
Output to Gerber	-	-		-
Output to Windows printers/plotters	-	-		-
Automatic-dimensioning	-	-		-
Automatic-X-hatching	-	-		-
Automatic-Filleting	-	-		-

This page updated: 4 March 2008

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