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Top-Down and Sheet Metal Parts Engineering Design with SOLIDWORKS® 2018

Select the BOX assembly Front Plane to create InPlace Mates. An InPlace Mate is a

Coincident Mate developed between the Front Plane of the component and the selected

plane in the assembly. Utilize Convert Entities and extract geometry from the Layout

Sketch to create external references for both the MOTHERBOARD part and

POWERSUPPL Y part. Utilize Ctrl-Tab to switch between part and assembly windows.

MOTHERBOARD-Insert Component

The MOTHERBOARD requires the greatest amount of lead-time to design and

manufacture. The outline of the MOTHERBOARD is created. Create the

MOTHERBOARD component from the Layout Sketch. An electrical engineer develops

the Logic Diagram and Schematic required for the Printed Circuit Board (PCB). The

MOTHERBOARD rectangular sketch represents the special constraints of a blank

Printed Circuit Board (PCB).

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Courtesy of Electronic Workbench

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A rough design of a critical connector is located on

the MOTHERBOARD in the upper right comer.

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SOLID WORKS. 2DPCB

The IDF file is sent to the PCB designer to populate

the board with the correct 2D electronic components.

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