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You can associate and disassociate CircuitWorks® tree components with SolidWorks part or assembly files.
With CircuitWorks, an add-in to SolidWorks Premium, you can create 3D models from the file formats written by most electrical computer-aided design (ECAD) systems. You can collaborate to design printed circuit boards (PCBs) that fit and function in SolidWorks assemblies.
You can use the CircuitWorks Library Component Wizard to select SolidWorks components to add to the library and to set them up for use with CircuitWorks.
You can use the CircuitWorks Setup Wizard to set up important CircuitWorks options for connecting your ECAD data to the CircuitWorks and SolidWorks applications.
You can use the CircuitWorks Export Wizard to identify the circuit board features that make the resulting CircuitWorks model useful for export to an ECAD system.
You can import ECAD file thermal and other properties as SolidWorks Model custom properties.
When syncing ProStep EDMD changes with your ECAD design system, you can select the changes to export. You can export sets of changes as an .idz file.
You can specify how components are named in the CircuitWorks tree. For example, you can display the ECAD part number followed by the ECAD part name.
You can import or export ProStep EDMD 3.0 files.
You can multiselect items in the CircuitWorks tree and display or edit common properties. You can also access zoom and view options by right-clicking in CircuitWorks preview area.
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