Creating a Bare Board

You can create a bare board with an associated 3D shape representation.

Before you begin:

Create a physical product to contain the board assembly.

  1. From the top bar, you can create a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) by clicking > New Content > Circuit Board Design > Printed Circuit Board . You can also search for Printed Circuit Board at the bottom of the New Content panel.
    A new tab is opened with the new PCB.
  2. Alternatively, in Circuit Board Design, click Bare Board from the Create Electronic Object section of the action bar.
  3. Click a 3D part in the tree and it becomes a PCB.
    The icon of the physical product is updated to reflect the bare board assembly.
  4. If you Create a 3D Part by right-clicking the physical product at the top of the tree, then Insert > 3D Part
  5. Right-click the 3D part in the tree and update the Title in Properties.
  6. Double-click the 3D shape to open Circuit Board Design.
  7. Tag the objects by clicking Board Assembly , then click the topmost node of the tree.
    1. Repeat for Bare Board at the 3D part in the tree.
    The icons in the tree have changed to reflect their updated status.
  8. Click Positioned Sketch in the Create Part Feature section of the action bar to begin creating a basic board.
  9. Create a closed outline with the sketch feature, then click Exit to exit the sketcher.
    The outline of the bare board is created.
  10. From the Create Layout Feature section of the action bar, select your sketch, and click Create the board layout .
  11. From the Create Board Layout selection panel, update the Name, Thickness and Board Side on Selection.

    Note: The Board Side on Selection determines if your sketch is the top or bottom side of your board.

    Your bare board is created. Now you can design the board's layout.