SOLIDWORKS PCB powered by Altium

SOLIDWORKS PCB is focused on bringing the best of both worlds together. Do what you do best in SOLIDWORKS CAD, and let SOLIDWORKS PCB handle all of your PCB design needs which were engineered specifically for SOLIDWORKS® collaboration.

We’ve combined the best technology in PCB design with an easy-to-use interface and linked it with SOLIDWORKS CAD to give you an efficient design experience that gets your PCBs done quickly and easily — just what you need when PCBs are only a part of your product design workflow.

SOLIDWORKS PCB Connector

The SOLIDWORKS PCB Connector powered by Altium takes all the guesswork out of the ECAD-MCAD design collaboration process providing seamless intelligent collaboration between Altium Designer and SOLIDWORKS.

Why Choose SOLIDWORKS PCB?

SOLIDWORKS® PCB enables the productivity you need to design Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) quickly along with unique, a collaboration between electrical and 3D mechanical design teams. It offers a clear advantage where ECAD-MCAD collaboration is critical for overall success of electronic product design.

Solutions

SOLIDWORKS PCB is unique in its ability to provide on-demand collaboration between the electronic design and 3D mechanical design domains. It offers a clear advantage to any company where ECAD and MCAD collaboration is critical to the overall success of mechatronic and electronic product design. A direct ECAD-MCAD collaboration methodology that natively exchanges design data through a seamless, push-button interface ensures consistency and accuracy, and facilitates electromechanical design integration that increases productivity, reduces time and effort, and minimizes prototype scrap.

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Featured Solutions

• Powerful Mechatronics / Electronics Design
  SOLIDWORKS PCB does not compromise on its core focus, with a powerful set of PCB design features to meet the demands of today’s mechatronics / electronics designs and finish designs quickly and efficiently.
• Increase Design Team Efficiency
  SOLIDWORKS PCB simplifies mechatronic/electronic design with full-featured capabilities along with unique “on-demand” ECADMCAD collaboration that enables cross-discipline product development and intelligent collaboration between electronic and mechanical teams.
• Streamline Communication and Collaboration
  SOLIDWORKS PCB provides intelligent, “on-demand” communication and collaboration between ECAD and MCAD domains as part of the design workflow and allows users to share common design and data which ensures consistency.
• Meet Project Schedules and Budgets
  SOLIDWORKS PCB enables ECAD-MCAD collaboration throughout the design process to ensure accurate electromechanical integration and fit at any design state that reduces the need for costly prototypes and time-consuming re-spins.
• Improve Manufacturing Yields
  SOLIDWORKS PCB’s seamless integration with SOLIDWORKS CAD facilitates real-time visualization and verification of the PCBs and components inside of its mechanical enclosure to avoid potential form and fit defects before manufacturing and assembly.

Capabilities

SOLIDWORKS PCB is a set of tools engineered to bridge the gap between electrical and mechanical designs for mechatronics and electrical engineers. The solution combines the best in PCB design technology linked with SOLIDWORKS CAD to give you an efficient and streamlined design experience. It is just what organizations need when PCBs are only a part of their product design workflow.

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Featured Capabilities

• ECAD-MCAD Design Collaboration
  Unmatched ECADMCAD integration and collaboration with SOLIDWORKS that unifies design data and pushes changes to both sides of the design project.
• PCB Design Engine
  Industry-proven, Altium-based design engine for layout and routing of printed circuit boards.
• Modern Schematic EntryFull-featured Altium-based schematic capture tool with extensive drafting capabilities, libraries, and electrical rules.
• Streamlined Interface
  Intuitive and easy-to-use interface—inspired by SOLIDWORKS—with a consistent editor and use-model between schematic capture and board layout.
• Managed ECAD-MCAD ECO Process
  A managed Engineering Change Order (ECO) process to and from SOLIDWORKS PCB and SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD takes care of design changes including board shape, component placement, mounting holes, and cutouts which keeps designs in sync.
• Real-Time 3D Clearance Checking
  Visualize the PCB with components inside of the mechanical enclosure to reduce costly prototypes by ensuring that the board and components fit the mechanical enclosures with real-time 3D clearance checking.
• Mixed-Mode SPICE 3f5 Simulator
  Simulate and analyze analog and mixed-signal circuits from within the schematic editor to make design trade-offs and avoid unnecessary design revisions by performing functional validation on designs prior to layout or manufacturing.
• Supplier Links
  Search online supplier databases and link your design components to match real-time device parametric data, pricing, and availability putting the most up-to-date information at your fingertips throughout the entire design process to make immediate decisions to meet electrical requirements and budget and deadlines.
• Version Control
  Manage and compare all history and changes made to design files directly and gain greater control over changes made to your design knowing exactly what changes were made and by whom.
• Component parametric database support
  Place component parametric data directly from a corporate database keeping the components used in your design synchronized with data stored in the database.
• SOLIDWORKS File Support
  Be confident in knowing the exact intent of your mechanical designer with SOLIDWORKS 3D file support that provides the most precise and pure version of component models and enclosures, ensuring that your 3D clearance check process provides a clear picture on board fit.
• Design Commenting and Revision Management
  Take complete control of your design process and understanding exactly what changes were made to your board design and when. Detailed design revision comments allow you to see a clear change history with the ability to accept or reject the changes.