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Altium takes the next step in PCB design: MCAD

PCBWorks can be integrated into SolidWorks MCAD design flow for detailed electrical and wiring simulation and analysis. Image Source: EETimes

Altium Ltd has created a new tool, which will go a long way toward removing the barriers between PCB design aids that electrical engineers use and the MCAD tools that mechanical engineers employ.

The new tool, PCBWorks, was developed in response to the current divide between electrical and mechanical workflows. In an interview with EE Times, Altium's new business development global director Lawrence Romine said PCBWorks provides a powerful set of collaboration tools to integrate PCB level data and specifications in Dassault Systèmes' SolidWorks mechanical design software, a de facto standard for MCAD development.

"Despite ongoing attempts to overcome them, collaboration issues between ECAD and MCAD workflows have always been a thorn in the side of engineering teams," said Romine. "What we have tried to do is provide a new method of native collaboration between electrical and mechanical design teams, which have commonly been plagued by communication and file compatibility issues."

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