SOLIDWORKS PCB Design and beyond for Industry 4.0

Article by Joseph Lyon updated June 28, 2018

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If you have used SOLIDWORKS PCB, you already know of the vast array of mechanical design tools and collaboration available from SOLIDWORKS 3D, but where do we go from there? We have ensured form, fit and function of our board to it’s mechanical enclosure, but what’s next? The answer is simple, anything we want! With access to the entire SOLIDWORKS ecosystem we can leverage our mechanically intelligent PCB design with any SOLIDWORKS product.

 

SOLIDWORKS PCB design circuit board

Circuit board for a handheld game console created in SOLIDWORKS PCB

Seamless form, fit and function attained

SOLIDWORKS Electrical

Route wires, cables and harnesses from your circuit board to and from existing mechanical designs. Obtain precise wire and cable lengths and create a more realistic design at the same time with SOLIDWORKS Electrical.

Cable assembly designed in SOLIDWORKS Electrical

Cable assembly designed in SOLIDWORKS Electrical

SOLIDWORKS Simulation

Validation of any design is key, and with the SOLIDWORKS Simulation suite rest assured your PCB designs will exceed industry standards. Conduct thermal and flow simulation studies to monitor heat transfer and keep your devices running cool.

Thermal analysis of the CPU with the SOLIDWORKS Simulation add-in

Thermal analysis of the CPU with the SOLIDWORKS Simulation add-in

SOLIDWORKS Visualize

Bring your hardware designs to life with a fully rendered image of the PCB in it’s mechanical chassis using SOLIDWORKS Visualize.

Exploded model rendered in SOLIDWORKS Visualize

Exploded model rendered in SOLIDWORKS Visualize

 

The possibilities are endless when designing circuit boards with SOLIDWORKS PCB. Watch the video below to discover even more ways SOLIDWORKS PCB can streamline your electronics design process.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWo7lGxrh30&list=PLiKqXuECiKNIXmVQ1v4-6sN8583f3O2ZB

Interested in optimising your current SOLIDWORKS PCB design workflow? Check out the Electrical services Javelin has to offer.

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Joseph Lyon

Joseph is on a twelve month internship with Javelin Technologies and studies mechanical engineering with a mechatronics specialization at Ryerson University.