WHAT’S NEW IN SOLIDWORKS ECAD 2018:

TOP TEN ENHANCEMENTS

1 CUSTOM CLASSES FOR COMPONENTS• Streamlined and simplified part selection with the

capability to create and display custom, customer-defined part classes.

Benefits Provides streamlined and simplified part selection based on customer-defined library classifications.

2 PDM TOOL FOR MECHANICAL PDM WORKFLOW• First-of-its-kind technology that unifies electrical and

mechanical data management.• Provides a common data management platform for

electromechanical design.• Utilizes SOLIDWORKS® proven Product Data

Management (PDM) capabilities.

Benefits Provides SOLIDWORKS data management capabilities to SOLIDWORKS ELECTRICAL schematic and 3D electrical assemblies.

3 MULTI-LEVEL TERMINALS / TERMINAL STRIP ENHANCEMENTS • Define additional levels, renumber terminal strips, and

set component properties.• Ability to Add ‘Manufacturer parts and circuits’ in the

Component properties for the terminal strip.• Ability to add accessory components to the terminal

strip.

Benefits Provides tools and capabilities to support the latest generation of complex 3D electrical terminals.

4 GLOBAL PROJECT SETTINGS• Ability to define global parameters for all aspects of the

project design.• Has these new features: Project attribute, Drawing

styles, Wire style Manager

Benefits Simplifyies the overall project setup experience.

5 DISTRIBUTED MODE• Advanced technology that dramatically enhances

SOLIDWORKS Electrical Schematic performance.• Minimizes network traffic and large data operations

during electrical schematic development.

Benefits Boosts performance on large projects and remote users.

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6 DB LINK• Connect SOLIDWORKS PCB schematic parts to

engineering or corporate database of component data.• Transfer mapped information from database records

to design component parameters.• Enable component data management.

Benefits Ensures component data integrity by utilizing properties from an approved data source.

7 IPC FOOTPRINT / SCHEMATIC SYMBOL WIZARDS• Create IPC-compliant Printed Circuit Board (PCB)

footprints.• Automatically generate footprints and schematic

elements based on dimensional information. • Based on ormulas from the IPC-7351 standard.

Benefits Simplifies the creation of schematic and footprint design elements.

8 VARIANT COLLABORATION• Ability to push PCB variants into SOLIDWORKS.• Utilize SOLIDWORKS clearance checks between

variants.

Benefits Provides a more accurate representation of form and fit.

9 SOLIDWORKS ELECTRICAL AND ROUTING INTEGRATION• Streamline and integrate SOLIDWORKS Electrical and

SOLIDWORKS Routing. • SOLIDWORKS Routing Library Manager provides a

common user platform.

Benefits Common interface to define electrical design elements for SOLIDWORKS Routing and SOLIDWORKS Electrical.

10 ABILITY TO RECOGNIZE SOLIDWORKS FEATURES• Streamline the feature recognition process in

CircuitWorks™.• Offers faster and more efficient identification and

translation of feature.

Benefits Enables enhanced mechatronic integration between SOLIDWORKS Mechanical and SOLIDWORKS ECAD.