Placing 3D Body objects to define the components' shape allows you to get a real sense of the arrangement of the components on the assembled board. The actual 3D shape is displayed when the editor is switched to 3D display mode (click View » 3D Layout Mode or press the 3 shortcut). You can place extruded polygon, cylindrical and spherical 3D Body shapes either in the PCB editor or into a PCB library component footprint.Īs well as the simple 3D shapes that can be defined, a 3D Body object also can be used as a container into which you can import a standard-format generic 3D model, including STEP, SolidWorks and Parasolid format models. Any number of 3D body objects can be used together to create complex component shapes. SummaryĪ 3D body is a primitive polygonal design object that is used to represent the three-dimensional shape of the physical component that is mounted on the assembled PCB. Place 3D Bodies to represent the mounted physical component.
Techniques for Orienting a Generic Model.Configuring the Mechanical and Display Layers.Referencing a Server-based 3D Model Item.
