Editing Hole Features in the CircuitWorks Export Wizard

You can edit individual hole features in the CircuitWorks Export Wizard Task Pane by clearing individual hole selections or renaming instances.

1. Open system_dir:\Users\Public\Public Documents\SOLIDWORKS\SOLIDWORKS 2018\samples\whatsnew\circuitworks\BoardFeatures2.sldprt.
2. In the SOLIDWORKS software, click Export to CircuitWorks (CircuitWorks toolbar) or CircuitWorks > Export to CircuitWorks.
3. In the CircuitWorks Export Wizard Task Pane, click Next until you reach Select the Board Outline.
4. For Select the Board Outline:
   1. Click Use the following SOLIDWORKS feature.
   2. When you click on the feature, the software converts the feature name to CircuitWorks-specific name. The old name appears under Selected Feature and the new name appears under New Name in the CircuitWorks Task Pane.
      In the FeatureManager design tree, select Board and Fillet1 .
   3. Click Next.
5. For Select the Nonplated Hole Features:
   1. In the FeatureManager design tree, click Hole1 .
   2. Click Next.
6. For Select the Plated Hole Features:
   1. In the FeatureManager design tree, click CirPattern2 .
   2. In the Task Pane, under Feature Name, clear PTH 2 and PTH 3.
   3. For PTH, under New Name, type Seed Hole.
   4. Click Next until you reach Finish.
7. Click Finish.
   The software exports the board, containing only the selected holes using the renamed instances, into CircuitWorks. The board opens in the CircuitWorks application.