Recognizing SOLIDWORKS Features in CircuitWorks

When you export SOLIDWORKS board files to CircuitWorks using the CircuitWorks Export Wizard, the wizard recognizes and translates the SOLIDWORKS features into CircuitWorks terms.

Supported features:
  • Fillets
  • Chamfers
  • Cut Extrude holes/ Simple Holes/ Advanced Holes/ Hole Wizard holes
  • Slots
  • Blocks in sketches
Supported features with seed features:
Features Supported Seed Features
Table Driven Pattern, Sketch Driven Pattern, Curve Driven Pattern, Linear Pattern, Circular Pattern Extruded Cut, Hole Wizard hole, Simple hole
Mirror Pattern Extruded Cut, Hole Wizard hole, Simple hole
  Linear Pattern, Circular Pattern, Sketch Driven Pattern, and Curve Driven Pattern
In the CircuitWorks Export Wizard, when you select Use the Silhouette Edges, you cannot define slots as NPTH and PTH.