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SolidWorks IDF Modeler

SolidWorks IDF Modeler. This allows you to add electronics assemblies designed in Printed Circuit Board (PCB) CAD packages to your SolidWorks product assembly. It uses the IDF standard which is supported by most PCB CAD packages. Creates a SolidWorks assembly from IDF files

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SolidWorks IDF Modeler

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  1. SolidWorks IDF Modeler This allows you to add electronics assemblies designed in Printed Circuit Board (PCB) CAD packages to your SolidWorks product assembly. It uses the IDF standard which is supported by most PCB CAD packages.

  2. Creates a SolidWorks assembly from IDF files Creates IDF files from a SolidWorks assembly How Does it Work?

  3. Integrated into SolidWorks File Menu Toolbar Help Menu

  4. Creating An Assembly from IDFFiles • Use the Import IDF • The IDF Import dialog box displays…

  5. IDF Board File IDF Library File Assembly Folder

  6. IDF Import – Settings Tab Folder for SolidWorks parts

  7. IDF Import – Options Tab Select PCB hole types to Import Filter holes by size Filter Keepouts by type Select how parts are named in the Assembly

  8. IDF Import – Select Parts Tab Filter Parts by Height If any boxes checked, only selected parts are added to the Assembly

  9. IDF Import – Auto Parts Tab Review part Heights Set color of Auto Parts

  10. IDF Import – File Names Tab Set filenames Option to save settings

  11. Create Assembly Button Options Creates Assembly Click on Arrow Creates Board Outline Part

  12. Part for PCB is automatically created Auto Part Part from Library Drilled Holes Place Keepout Designators used as Feature Manager Names

  13. If an Assembly exists when you browse to an IDF file, the Update Assembly button displays This gives you the option to Create a New Assembly or Update the existing Assembly Use Update for minor changes to assembly Saves time Preserves constraints to other elements in the product assembly Update Assembly

  14. When you choose Update, this dialog displays Check required check boxes to update features Update Assembly Options

  15. Creating IDF Files from an Assembly • Use the Export IDF command • The IDF Export dialog box displays…

  16. IDF Export Set name of IDF files Choose IDF version Choose IDF units Choose target ECAD system

  17. Export searches for features tagged with attributes to get PCB geometry Export uses Part attributes to create IDF file entries To get part geometry, Export uses attributes in Part features if present, otherwise it uses the bounding cube

  18. Options for relating IDF Package Name to Parts • Use IDF Package Name • Use an Xref file – an ASCII that maps the IDF Package name to a Part name

  19. Xref File Check to use an Xref file Click to edit Look up Table file Xref file name

  20. Starting a New PCB Design in SolidWorks • Use the IDF PCB Tools in the SolidWorks Tools menu in Part and Assembly • Allows you to create a PCB assembly as you would any other assembly

  21. Allow you to start your PCB design in SolidWorks PCB Tools Part commands Assembly commands

  22. SolidWorks IDF Modeler Features • Supports IDF versions 2 and 3 • Bi-directional • Supplied with electronics parts library • Automatically creates parts if no library parts available • Options to filter parts by name or height • Options to filter holes by type of size • Fully supports the IDF Specification – route outlines, keep-outs, panels etc. • Supports Altium, Allegro, Mentor, ORCAD, PADS

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