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July 31, 2025
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Relating ECAD Components to a Skeleton Model

  • July 31, 2025
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Hello,

 

I am looking to ensure a connector is related correctly to another subassembly. I would like to relate this connector to a skeleton model, but am having trouble doing so. This connector was originally brought in through ECAD/MCAD collaborator with an IDX export from my ECAD tool. If I delete all the instances from the ECAD import and manually place these related to the skeleton model I am unable to push their locations back to ECAD. I am using version 10.0.4.0.

 

Thanks in advance for your help,

Tanner

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tbraxton
22-Sapphire II
tbraxton22-Sapphire II
22-Sapphire II
July 31, 2025

Have you tried moving the components to the locations needed rather than deleting them? Use the skeleton to get the references needed into the PCB model (datums) and move the connectors using the datums in the PCB model.

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TS_96032424-ParticipantAuthor
4-Participant
July 31, 2025

These parts are put into the model under an "Assemble relative to board" constraint so I am unable to relate them to the skeleton like would in a normal assembly.

 

Thanks,

Tanner

tbraxton
22-Sapphire II
tbraxton22-Sapphire II
22-Sapphire II
July 31, 2025

I am suggesting using the skeleton to add references in the board model for the desired locations and then move the components in the ECAD assembly to the desired locations using the PCB origin and constraints recognized by the IDX interface so there is no direct dependency to the skeleton.

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