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      <div class="title_topic2" id="xps10_pagetitle">Concurrent Design Tool</div>
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      <p class="para_topic">PDW allows several designers to concurrently design insert groups and related pockets for the same project.</p>
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      <p class="para_topic">When designing concurrently, we recommend you follow the best practice guidelines shown below.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Finish the project up to strip layout/simulation step.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Finish the die base design.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Create several vertical lines in the strip part to indicate the work area for each designer.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Create several sub-folders according to the number of designers. For example, for two designers create the folder structure as follows:</p>
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               <p class="para_td">---- A_design</p>
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               <p class="para_td">---- &nbsp;B_design</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Copy the current project into A_design and B_design. </p>
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            <p class="para_item">Open the project under A_design. </p>
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            <p class="para_item">Use the Concurrent Design Manage tool to Set an Active Sub-Die.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Design corresponding Insert Groups</p>
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                  <p class="para_item">Create pockets which are only related to sub-die portion.</p>
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                  <p class="para_item">Save All design.</p>
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                  <p class="para_item">Use Copy to Destination to merge the finished design into the main project folder.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Open the project under B_design.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Perform the same steps in design as the  <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('pdw/conc_des.html#des_tools_conc_des_a_design');return(false);">A &nbsp;Designer</a>.
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            <p class="para_item">Load the project under main_project_folder, then complete the rest of the design.</p>
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