2) CircuitWorks Component Information
Once CircuitWorks has processed an IDF file, you can examine the assembly by selecting ‘Component Info’
Once CircuitWorks has processed an IDF file, you can examine the assembly by selecting ‘Component Info’ ‘Component information’ icon
Once CircuitWorks has processed an IDF file, you can analyze the assembly by selecting ‘Component Info’ Component Info Icon ‘Component information’ Menu item
The Component Information dialog is displayed, listing the components in the currently open Assembly
The Reference Designator, Quantity, Component Name, Board Side & Position are displayed for each component The Component Information dialog is displayed, listing the components in the currently open Assembly
The Reference Designator, Quantity, Component Name, Board Side & Position are displayed for each component Clicking on a column header sorts the column
The Reference Designator, Quantity, Component Name, Board Side & Position are displayed for each component Clicking on a column header sorts the column The number of components in the IDF file and in the assembly is displayed here
Clicking on a component in the list will zoom SolidWorks in on that component in the assembly
Use these controls to zoom in or out on the selected component Clicking on a component in the list will zoom SolidWorks in on that component in the assembly
Selecting a component in SolidWorks and clicking ‘Locate Component’ will highlight it in green in the list
Selecting a component in SolidWorks and clicking ‘Locate Component’ will highlight it in green in the list This component has been selected in SolidWorks
Selecting a component in SolidWorks and clicking ‘Locate Component’ will highlight in in green in the list This component has been selected in SolidWorks Click the ‘Locate Component’ icon
This component has been selected in SolidWorks Click the ‘Locate Component’ icon The component is highlighted in the list
The Component Information dialog can also show components that have been moved
The Component Information dialog can also show components that have been moved These components have been moved
The Component Information dialog can also show components that have been moved These components have been moved Click the ‘Refresh Component List’ Icon
The Component Information dialog can also show components that have been moved These components have been moved Click the ‘Refresh Component List’ Icon Moved components are highlighted red
These components have been moved Click the ‘Refresh Component List’ Icon Moved components are highlighted red The number of components moved is displayed here
The data in the list can be saved out as a delimited file for import in to other systems
Click the ‘Save Data’ icon The data in the list can be saved out as a delimited file for import in to other systems
Type a filename and click ‘Save’
The data has been saved to out to disk
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