Sep 23, 2010 #1 E eem2am Banned Joined Jun 22, 2008 Messages 1,179 Helped 37 Reputation 74 Reaction score 24 Trophy points 1,318 Activity points 0 hi, our mechanical people want a model of our CADSTAR PCB. do you know how we give it to them.? we have boardmodeller lite also.
hi, our mechanical people want a model of our CADSTAR PCB. do you know how we give it to them.? we have boardmodeller lite also.
Sep 23, 2010 #2 A Anonymous_Ricky Advanced Member level 2 Joined Dec 26, 2006 Messages 516 Helped 88 Reputation 178 Reaction score 58 Trophy points 1,308 Location India Activity points 3,974 You can give tehm a Step model of your PCB I think in Cadstar there is optuion to generate step model. Otherwise you can give DXF file also.
You can give tehm a Step model of your PCB I think in Cadstar there is optuion to generate step model. Otherwise you can give DXF file also.
Sep 23, 2010 #3 cyberrat Advanced Member level 3 Joined Jun 19, 2001 Messages 903 Helped 88 Reputation 176 Reaction score 44 Trophy points 1,308 Location In the sewers of the U.K. Activity points 5,916 Step models are not available direct from cadstar - they have to come from board modeller.
Sep 23, 2010 #4 M Mattylad Advanced Member level 3 Joined Sep 7, 2009 Messages 950 Helped 231 Reputation 464 Reaction score 225 Trophy points 1,323 Location Lancashire UK. Activity points 7,262 Hi, as Roland says you use BML to create step files. Transfer your PCB through to BML, replace any important parts with models within your BML library. Then export it as a step assembly. This can then be read in using Inventor etc. That enables a complete 3D model to be output from your CADSTAR design. You can make any changes in Inventor and reverse the process back to CADSTAR so that you get your board right first time.
Hi, as Roland says you use BML to create step files. Transfer your PCB through to BML, replace any important parts with models within your BML library. Then export it as a step assembly. This can then be read in using Inventor etc. That enables a complete 3D model to be output from your CADSTAR design. You can make any changes in Inventor and reverse the process back to CADSTAR so that you get your board right first time.