

If you’re still unsure on what each design methodology is and how it works in your design software, then read onwards. Now that I’ve got some experience organizing designs into different functional blocks and modules, it is much easier for me to see when I need to start with a hierarchical schematic structure. When I started working on one of my first projects, and as my design continued to grow in size and complexity, it quickly became obvious that I would never be able to fit all my components and connections into a single schematic, and it became extremely difficult to track nets around my schematic. In PCB design, organization is critical, and it takes a bit of experience to anticipate when you will need to use flat vs.
