Working with 3D PCB OrCAD / Allegro PCB Editor Nordcad Systems A/S / Nordcad AS 2018 - R2 [email protected]/ [email protected]+45 96 31 56 99 / +47 21 55 28 28 Page 1 of 15 3D PCB workshop This workshop walks through some of the 3D features that are built into all OrCAD/Allegro PCB Design solutions. No extra software or options are required. Table of Contents 3D PCB workshop........................................................................................................................... 1 Installing exercise files .................................................................................................................... 1 General information ........................................................................................................................ 2 Exercise: Interactive 3D Canvas ..................................................................................................... 2 Features for navigation and visibility control in the 3D canvas ..................................................... 2 Check for collision in the 3D Canvas ........................................................................................... 6 Cross-placement and routing between the PCB Editor and the 3D Canvas ................................. 8 Cross-selection between the 3D Canvas and the PCB Editor ...................................................... 9 PDF Export from the 3D Canvas ............................................................................................... 10 Viewing a single net on the 3D Canvas ..................................................................................... 12 Working with Flex-Rigid and bending ........................................................................................ 13 Installing exercise files If the workshop is being performed on a laptop provided by Nordcad there is no need to install the workshop files. Download and installation: 1. Create folder C:\Workshop 2. Download exercise files to C:\Workshop a. https://www.nordcad.dk/download/Teknik/uddannelse/3d_workshop/3d.zip 3. Unzip files in C:\Workshop This creates a directory C:\Workshop\3D with the files used in this workshop.
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3D PCB workshop This workshop walks through some of the 3D features that are built into all OrCAD/Allegro PCB
Design solutions. No extra software or options are required.
Table of Contents 3D PCB workshop ........................................................................................................................... 1
31. Move C17 a little bit down and to the right and left click to place it
32. Notice that C17 is moved both on 3D Canvas and in PCB Editor. This includes routing.
33. Rerun Collision check to verify that the problem has been fixed
34. Close 3D Canvas
Cross-selection between the 3D Canvas and the PCB Editor 35. Start 3D Canvas for the complete board by clicking 3D icon
a. Make sure that nothing is selected before starting 3D Canvas again, this can be done by left clicking somewhere in PCB Editor where there are no objects.
36. Start by turning off the symbol “STEP3D_MECH_TOPCOVER” like before
Working with Flex-Rigid and bending 57. Start 3D Canvas for the complete PCB
58. Notice that the board has 3 flex sections/zones
59. If bending is defined in PCB Editor this can be shown in 3D Canvas a. Bending can be defined directly in PCB Editor or transferred through IDX from
MCAD
60. Right click on 3D Canvas and select Bend
61. Now the “Options” tab will show the bends that are defined.
62. There are 6 bends defined on the board. These bends can be performed individually with the “slider” representing each bend. Alternatively all bends are performed using the “slider” at the bottom when “All” is selected
63. Try moving BEND_3 slider all the way to the right to see the bend