Micado Tutorial
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| - | Micado is a Computer-Aided Design (CAD) tool for designing and controlling programmable microfluidics developed by Nada Amin at the [http://cag.csail.mit.edu/micado/ CSAIL (MIT)] for | + | Micado is a Computer-Aided Design (CAD) tool for designing and controlling programmable microfluidics developed by Nada Amin at the [http://cag.csail.mit.edu/micado/ CSAIL (MIT)] for her MEng thesis. |
Micado features: | Micado features: | ||
* standard and customizable design rules | * standard and customizable design rules | ||
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== Simple Routing Guide== | == Simple Routing Guide== | ||
| - | this | + | First of all you need to start AUTOCAD® 2008 using the link in the Micado directory. Assuming that the installation directory is C:\Programmi\micado\micado, you should see a set of icons like the one in this figure |
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[[Category:Protocol]] [[Category:Microfluidics]] | [[Category:Protocol]] [[Category:Microfluidics]] | ||
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Tutorial on Micado
Micado is a Computer-Aided Design (CAD) tool for designing and controlling programmable microfluidics developed by Nada Amin at the CSAIL (MIT) for her MEng thesis. Micado features:
- standard and customizable design rules
- automatic routing between control valves and punches
- automatic generation of control instructions and GUI
Here you will find an agile tutorial on basic and advanced functions of this software. You can download micado from:
We will assume that you installed AUTOCAD® Electrical 2008 and Micado following this guide
Simple Routing Guide
First of all you need to start AUTOCAD® 2008 using the link in the Micado directory. Assuming that the installation directory is C:\Programmi\micado\micado, you should see a set of icons like the one in this figure
