


Your origin can be easily changed and moved around throughout the design process if needed, but it is good practice, to begin with, it in the lower left of your design space. Let’s take a look at the various options you will want to take advantage of to complete your board layout smoothly.įirst, you will want to make sure to set your origin, select your units, and set up your grid spacing. It is even possible to export and share these global settings with other users to standardize across your organization!Ĭonfiguring your design environment for your specific project needs within each unique PCB project is even more critical, and a bit more involved. You can access these through File – System Preferences – PCB Editor. Global settings include options such as cursor settings, display options, error markings, default routing behavior, etc. Once the environment is set up, begin your component placement and routing. In SOLIDWORKS PCB, there are both global settings, which can set your preferences across many designs, and local or project specific settings. You can ensure a successful PCB layout by correctly setting up your board design environment. In order to efficiently manage your PCB design workflow, it is important to be thorough and detailed in the initial set up of your designs. SOLIDWORKS PCB enables the productivity you need to design Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) quickly along with unique collaboration between electrical and 3D mechanical design teams. SOLIDWORKS PCB -powered by Altium- is a new software solution focused on integrating electrical and mechanical design.
