PCB Design Translation for Solid Works Circuit Works

PCB Design Translation for Solid. Works Circuit. Works is distributed by Priware Limited 2 The Malthouse, Bourton Road, Much Wenlock, Shropshire, TF 13 6 AJ, UK www. priware. com

What Does Circuit. Works Do? • Reads IDF files from ECAD systems • Creates an accurate Solid. Works Assembly of the PCB and components • The resulting assembly can be edited in Solid. Works • IDF files can be saved out of Solid. Works for reuse in the ECAD system

What is IDF? • Intermediate Data Format • Industry standard data exchange format between ECAD systems • Supported by most ECAD systems • Visit www. intermedius. com for more information

Who Uses IDF? The following ECAD packages produce IDF output, either directly or via a Third Party translator: • • Allegro Board Station CADES-G Cadvance Cad. Star for Windows CR-5000 Expedition PCB • • Or. Cad Layout PADS Power. PCB P-CAD PCB Pantheon Supermax E-CAD THEDA AUTOBOARD Visula

Why use Circuit. Works? • To obtain an accurate assembly for collision detection and minimum envelope size to develop enclosures for PCBs • To produce complex PCB outlines for the ECAD system • Thermal Analysis in Solid. Works • Allows electrical and mechanical engineers to collaborate more closely on design projects

Features • Support for IDF 2. 0, 3. 0 and PADS files • Works completely inside Solid. Works • Easy to use wizard based interface • Fully bi-directional • Supports board cut-outs and drilled holes • Fully supports part configurations • Supports custom properties for linking to PDM or Solid. Works Bills of Materials

Features • Supports all IDF objects : – Place keepouts and outlines – Route keepouts and outlines – Via keepouts – Place regions • Can use a pre-built component library or can generate library parts dynamically based on the footprint received from the ECAD package

Circuit. Works in Solid. Works 2005 Circuit. Works Xpress is included with Solid. Works 2005: • Produces a part from scratch each time, not an assembly • Import only - no ability to save as IDF • No tools, such as annotation, locate component or show changes • No filtering of any type • Mechanical holes only • No Library • The full version of Circuit. Works 7 can analyse and Export the Part files produced by Circuit. Works Xpress in Solid. Works 2005

Test Drive Circuit. Works and see for yourself Circuit. Works Xpress is included with Solid. Works 2005 – just open an IDF file in Solid. Works. To try the full version of Circuit. Works free for 15 days, download it from: www. circuitworks. net For further details contact your Solid. Works VAR or email: info@circuitworks. net