| Show part creation in
SOLIDWORKS |
When building an assembly, shows the creation of new component
models in SOLIDWORKS. Selecting this option significantly reduces CircuitWorks
performance.
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| Constrain sketch
geometry in SOLIDWORKS |
Adds constraints to fully define each sketch entity. Selecting this
option minimizes the risk of geometry being accidentally changed in SOLIDWORKS but
also reduces CircuitWorks performance slightly when creating new SOLIDWORKS
parts.
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| Fix components in place
in SOLIDWORKS |
By default, CircuitWorks inserts component models into the correct
location in a SOLIDWORKS assembly but are left unconstrained to float. Select this
option to fix components in place. Selecting this option significantly reduces
CircuitWorks performance for large assemblies.
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| Set component's
configuration to part number |
Lets you specify the configuration for the component in the
CircuitWorks Tree.
- In the CircuitWorks Tree, right-click a component and click
Properties.
- In the Component
Properties panel, specify a SOLIDWORKS
Configuration and click
 .The selected configuration
applies to all instances of this component.
When selected, Use Instance specific
configuration is cleared.
When
Set component's configuration to part number
and Use Instance specific configuration are
cleared, the software uses the last saved configuration of the part.
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| Use Instance specific
configuration |
Lets you specify the configuration
for each instance of the component in the CircuitWorks Tree. The selected
configuration applies to that specific component instance. You can select different
configurations for different instances of the component. If you do not specify a
configuration for some of the instances, the component inherits the configuration from
the parent component configuration.
- In the CircuitWorks Tree, right-click a
component
instance and click Properties.
- In the Component
Instance
Properties panel, specify a SOLIDWORKS Configuration and click .
The selected
configuration applies to the specified instance of this component.
When selected, Set component's
configuration to part number is
cleared.
When
Set component's configuration to part number
and Use Instance specific configuration are
cleared, the software uses the last saved configuration of the
part.
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| Add CircuitWorks
coordinate system to each new component |
Creates a CircuitWorks-specific coordinate system using the
coordinate data from imported components.
By using a common coordinate system, users can share components
more easily and be sure that CircuitWorks places them in the correct orientation in
an assembly.
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| Save these custom
properties into each new model |
Adds the following custom properties to each component model
CircuitWorks creates: Component name,
Part number, and Component height. Standard custom property names are defined in
CircuitWorks, but you can specify different property names.
All the custom properties are of the type 'text', except component
height, which is a number. IDF 3.0 and above support properties that are defined in
the ECAD system. Any component properties found in the ECAD system are added to the
component custom properties, for example, 'Capacitance',
'0.0025uF'
Use this option to satisfy predefined BOM templates, drawing
borders, or an existing PDM system.
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| Use SOLIDWORKS
templates when creating new documents |
Uses SOLIDWORKS templates to control document properties such as
colors, fonts, and dimension styles. When selected:
- From Part template,
click Browse
to select a *.prtdot file.
- From Assembly template,
click Browse
to select a *.asmdot file.
When cleared, CircuitWorks uses the default SOLIDWORKS settings
when creating new documents.
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| Set the feature tree to
show |
When CircuitWorks creates a SOLIDWORKS assembly, selects what to
display in the SOLIDWORKS FeatureManager design tree:
- SOLIDWORKS Component
Name
- ECAD Part Number
- ECAD Component
Name
- ECAD Reference
Designator
For best performance, select SOLIDWORKS Component Name.
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| Model keep-out & keep-in areas as |
Specifies how keep-out areas, keep-in areas, and user-defined
outline types are represented in the SOLIDWORKS assembly:
- Parts within SOLIDWORKS
Assembly - CircuitWorks builds a separate part file for each
keep-out or keep-in area. These models are automatically named and saved in
the Outlines folder (see CircuitWorks Options - Models). When building the board model,
CircuitWorks inserts the separate part files into the assembly.
- Features on Board Part
- CircuitWorks sketches and extrudes each area as a feature within the
SOLIDWORKS part file that represents the board.
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| Model traces, pads,
vias, and filled areas as |
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Ignore (Fast)
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Excludes traces, pads, vias, and filled areas from the
SOLIDWORKS model.
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Imported Bodies (Slow)
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Defines traces, pads, vias, and filled areas as bodies in the
SOLIDWORKS model. You cannot edit the imported bodies.
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Imported Surfaces (Slow)
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Defines traces, pads, vias, and filled areas as surfaces in
the SOLIDWORKS model. You can edit the surfaces, but the resulting model might
be very large.
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| Zero-height
components |
Specifies how CircuitWorks handles components in the ECAD file with
zero or undefined height:
- Ignore - Omits
zero-height components from the assembly.
- Show as 2D Sketch -
Inserts a part into the assembly containing the 2D sketch of the component
outline.
Zero-height components are shown with
a  icon in the CircuitWorks Tree. You
can specify a component height in CircuitWorks before building the board
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| Conductive layer
modeling |
Specifies how CircuitWorks treats
conductive layers in PADS files on import:
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Only top and bottom layers (faster)
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Displays only the top and bottom conductive layers in
CircuitWorks. This is the fastest option.
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Complete (slower)
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Displays all layers in CircuitWorks.
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Create teardrops
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Creates teardrops in the SOLIDWORKS model where teardrops are
defined in the ECAD file.
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Create via holes
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Creates holes in the SOLIDWORKS model where the vias are
defined.
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