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Altium MCAD 
CoDesigner

ECAD-MCAD Integration Designed
for Mechanical Engineers
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Improved design accuracy with collaboration between electrical and mechanical engineers
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  • Supports: SOLIDWORKS®, Creo®, Inventor®, Fusion 360®, Siemens NX®
  • Exchange ECAD-MCAD data with a single click
  • Reduce misalignments and errors between ECAD-MCAD designs
  • Design better products and increase innovation
  • Cut wasted time, delays, and bottlenecks
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Embrace Efficient ECAD-MCAD Collaboration

Keep ECAD and MCAD Design Data Accurate

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Reduce electrical-mechanical design misalignments and errors by maintaining native data accuracy and adhering to form-factor and electronics requirements.

Elevate ECAD-MCAD Collaboration

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Design better, more innovative products by enabling bi-directional ECAD-MCAD data sharing and communication within preferred user environments.

Accelerate ECAD and MCAD Workflows

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Reduce bottlenecks associated with importing/exporting/sharing CAD files between teams. Seamless ECAD-MCAD collaboration cuts design delays and accelerates time to market.

Key Capabilities

Bi-directional Synchronization
Advanced Copper Geometry Transfer
Advanced History Tracking
Conflict Detection & Collaborative Resolution
Bi-directional Synchronization

Bi-directional Synchronization

Allow engineers to synchronize PCB designs between Altium Designer and popular MCAD software. Ensure that both teams are working on the same version of the design at all times, reducing the risk of errors and rework.

Advanced Copper Geometry Transfer

Advanced Copper Geometry Transfer

Give your mechanical designer all the data they need to perform detailed mechanical checks or FEA with advanced geometry support for extruded copper and via transfers.

Advanced History Tracking

Advanced History Tracking

A dedicated panel showcases the entirety of accepted and declined changes from both electrical and mechanical vantage points, eliminating wasted time hunting for change documentation.

Conflict Detection & Collaborative Resolution

Conflict Detection & Collaborative Resolution

Automatically flag mechanical conflicts so teams can resolve them by sharing design changes, comments, and tasks–all within their preferred ECAD and MCAD environments.

Success Stories from
Altium MCAD CoDesigner Users

Laine McNeil
Senior Mechanical Designer, Quantel Laser

“Before, we used 2D DXFs to exchange info and were still missing so much key information – that’s been improved now, dramatically. We can work together and understand each other’s needs so much better now.”

James McGinley
Mechanical Engineer, Crover

“In the past, we had a slow process of everything being quite isolated. So electrical teams had their software, and mechanical was working in another region in a quite clumsy process. So now with the advent of Atium 365, it makes the whole process a lot more streamlined with everyone working in the same sphere.”

Cam Collins
Mechanical Engineer, Team Ribbot

“Using Altium through this BattleBots experience has given me some great perspective and allowed me to compare some of the tools that we use in the workplace to what Altium can provide. I'd say that Altium is definitely a streamlined approach to board design and allows really great collaboration between the MCAD and ECAD designers.”

Timo Guttenkunst
Engineering Manager, Kärcher

“To be in line with mechanical engineering, we have to optimize our processes and tools. Altium allows us to share data around the world. We have teams in China, Italy, Romania, US…and the list is growing. We are not limited to developing the design locally, zipping up the files and emailing them. We can upload the files and share them at the beginning of the design phase, and also receive comments and reviews. This makes us more efficient.”

Laine McNeil
Senior Mechanical Designer, Quantel Laser

“Before, we used 2D DXFs to exchange info and were still missing so much key information – that’s been improved now, dramatically. We can work together and understand each other’s needs so much better now.”

James McGinley
Mechanical Engineer, Crover

“In the past, we had a slow process of everything being quite isolated. So electrical teams had their software, and mechanical was working in another region in a quite clumsy process. So now with the advent of Atium 365, it makes the whole process a lot more streamlined with everyone working in the same sphere.”

Cam Collins
Mechanical Engineer, Team Ribbot

“Using Altium through this BattleBots experience has given me some great perspective and allowed me to compare some of the tools that we use in the workplace to what Altium can provide. I'd say that Altium is definitely a streamlined approach to board design and allows really great collaboration between the MCAD and ECAD designers.”

Timo Guttenkunst
Engineering Manager, Kärcher

“To be in line with mechanical engineering, we have to optimize our processes and tools. Altium allows us to share data around the world. We have teams in China, Italy, Romania, US…and the list is growing. We are not limited to developing the design locally, zipping up the files and emailing them. We can upload the files and share them at the beginning of the design phase, and also receive comments and reviews. This makes us more efficient.”

Laine McNeil
Senior Mechanical Designer, Quantel Laser

“Before, we used 2D DXFs to exchange info and were still missing so much key information – that’s been improved now, dramatically. We can work together and understand each other’s needs so much better now.”

James McGinley
Mechanical Engineer, Crover

“In the past, we had a slow process of everything being quite isolated. So electrical teams had their software, and mechanical was working in another region in a quite clumsy process. So now with the advent of Atium 365, it makes the whole process a lot more streamlined with everyone working in the same sphere.”

Resources

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The Ultimate Robot Combatant: Ribbot
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Interactive eBook
A Mechanical Engineer's Survival Guide
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Collaboration Design for MCAD & PCB Designers
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MCAD-ECAD Collaboration
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Design Secrets: MCAD CoDesigner
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  • Supports: SOLIDWORKS®, Creo®, Inventor®, Fusion 360®, Siemens NX®
  • Exchange ECAD-MCAD data with a single click
  • Reduce misalignments and errors between ECAD-MCAD designs
  • Design better products and increase innovation
  • Cut wasted time, delays, and bottlenecks

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