If you do not have a license for the SOLIDWORKS PCB Connector, uninstall the extension. If you have a license for the SOLIDWORKS PCB Connector, and the installed version is not 2018.3.0.576 or later, then update the extension to the current version. It includes Microsoft Internet Information Services and a database that stores data used to synchronize the work of the electrical and mechanical designers.Click on the portrait icon in the upper right corner (DXP menu for V15 - 17) ►Įxtensions and Updates… ► verify the Installed tab is selected ► locate the SOLIDWORKS PCB Connector tile and click on the title to open the extension details page where you will see which version of the extension is installed. It is installed by SOLIDWORKS Installation Manager as part of a Server installation and does not require a separate license. To enable this collaboration, you must install SOLIDWORKS PCB Services, which manages the repository on a shared server.

A mechanical engineer using the SOLIDWORKS software can pull the changed circuit board from the repository, analyze the modifications, make additional changes, and push the design back to the repository, where it can then be accessed again by the electrical engineer.

It is installed by SOLIDWORKS Installation Manager as part of the Individual installation.Īn electrical engineer using SOLIDWORKS PCB can make changes to a printed circuit board and push those changes to a shared repository. SOLIDWORKS® PCB (formerly PCBWorks) is a PCB (printed circuit board) design tool that is integrated with the SOLIDWORKS 3D design software.

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