CircuitWorks assigns
a temporary reference designator (Ref. Des.) to each instance of a mechanical component
if the component does not have a Ref. Des. already associated with
it.
When you open an
IDX 3 file in CircuitWorks, the software
assigns the Ref. Des. that is also available in SOLIDWORKS when you build the model. The
Ref. Des. appears in the CircuitWorks tree with the instance name. The same Ref. Des.
appears in the SOLIDWORKS FeatureManager design tree after you model the mechanical
components in SOLIDWORKS.
By having Ref. Des. indicators on each
component, you get:
- More accuracy when viewing modification results when you export
the board assembly from SOLIDWORKS to CircuitWorks using the Export to CircuitWorks tool. Any modifications
to the mechanical components in SOLIDWORKS appear in the Sync with ECAD dialog box and in the Changes tree
in the CircuitWorks window.
- More accurate results when viewing modification results when you
import or export the board assembly from CircuitWorks to an ECAD designer using
the Sync with ECAD tool. Any
modifications to the mechanical components appear in the Sync with ECAD dialog box.