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 enable the Export to
CircuitWorks command, you must first save the file to the
3DEXPERIENCE platform.
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.