CAD file downloader
To access the first time to the CAD
file downloader, you must enter the login and password of your Electrical content portal (ECP)
account.
The CAD file downloader dialog
box displays 2D footprints or 3D parts downloaded from the manufacturer
parts catalog.

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Menu: Library > Manufacturer
part management > Get more content > Download 2D footprint (SOLIDWORKS
3D part)
Manufacturer parts management: Contextual
menu of manufacturer part > Download 2D footprint
(SOLIDWORKS
3D part) |
In the Manufacturer part management
dialog box, select the manufacturer parts and click the command to start
the download. When an existing file is already associated with the manufacturer
part, you are asked if you want to overwrite it.
The downloaded 2D footprints are automatically stored in the 2D
footprint management in the same class as the manufacturer part.

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Stop: Stops the
download of the selected 2D footprint. |

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Retry: Restarts
the 2D footprint download after stopping it. |

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Open: Opens the
selected 2D footprint. This feature has three options. You can
open a footprint in the graphical interface (click Open),
in the preview window, or in
eDrawings. |

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Delete: Deletes
the selected 2D footprint. |

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Manufacturer part management:
Opens the Manufacturer part management
dialog box. |

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Properties: Opens
the properties of the selected 2D footprint. |

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Log out: Closes
your ECP session. |