Inserting Printed Circuit Boards

You can insert a printed circuit board from the Schematic menu or from the Components tab of the dockable panel.

1. Do one of the following:
   • Click Schematic > Insert Printed Circuit Board and use one of the following options that appear.

     Option	Description
     Create a new Printed Circuit Board from a manufacturer part	From the manufacturer part selection dialog box, search for a new manufacturer part. From the Component properties dialog box, create the component mark associated with the manufacturer part.
     Create a new Printed Circuit Board from an electronic design file	Select a .EMN file. SOLIDWORKS Electrical imports the file data and a message is displayed, if you want to copy the file in the software data folder. If you do not copy the file in the data folder, it is not included in the electrical project archive file. The Manufacturer part properties dialog box opens to complete the manufacturer part data imported from the .EMN file. From the Component properties dialog box, create the component mark associated with the manufacturer part.
     Select existing Printed Circuit Board	From the component selector, select the component. Click Select.

   • In the dockable panel, click Components > Insert Printed Circuit Board

     The dockable panel displays the following options:

     Icon	Description
     	Pins the command, ensuring that the command continues to remain active after first being used to insert a symbol.
     	Stops the command after it is first used to insert a symbol.
     	Ends the command.
     	Returns to the previous interface.
     Specify the symbol to insert	Shows the last symbol that was inserted. If no symbol is saved, the symbol selector opens automatically. If you do not want to insert the presented symbol, click the Other symbol to choose another symbol.
     Automatic marks	Automatically apply a mark to the symbol without passing through the symbol properties dialog box.
     Adjust size to drawing unit	Automatically adjust the size of the element to the unit system of the drawing.

2. In the graphic interface, do the following:
   1. Click the insertion point.
   2. Click the point that marks the dimensions of the black box.