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.
To export a SOLIDWORKS model to the CircuitWorks application:
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From SOLIDWORKS, click Export to CircuitWorks
(CircuitWorks toolbar) or .
You can also export a SOLIDWORKS model by clicking
Import Model
(Tools toolbar) in CircuitWorks.
The CircuitWorks Export Wizard appears.
- Follow the wizard to set up your circuit board model components for use with the CircuitWorks software.
You can specify the following information:
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Component Type
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Specifies that the component is electrical, mechanical, or a circuit board.
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Top of the Board
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For a circuit board, specifies the feature that represents the top of the board.
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Board Outline
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For a circuit board, specifies the feature that represents the outline of the board.
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Mechanical Outline
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For a mechanical component, specifies the feature that represents the outline of the component.
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Electrical Outline
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For an electrical component, specifies the feature that represents the outline of the component.
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Nonplated Holes
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For a circuit board, specifies the features that represent nonplated holes.
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Plated Holes
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For a circuit board, specifies the features that represent plated holes.
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Keep-out and Keep-in Areas
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For a circuit board, specifies the features that define keep-out or keep-in areas.
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- Click Finish.