In Layout, you should set up the board before you begin placing components. This chapter explains how to set up a board by combining a board template or a technology template with other Layout commands and processes. The steps involved in the board setup process are listed below, but not all of them are necessary for every board.

· Load a template

· Create a board outline

· Set the units of measurement

· Set system grids

· Add mounting holes

· Define the layer stack

· Set global spacing

· Define padstacks

· Define vias

· Set net properties