Does circuitstudio have the IPC Compliant Footprint Wizard that Altium does? Can't seem to find it anywhere
Thank you!
Does circuitstudio have the IPC Compliant Footprint Wizard that Altium does? Can't seem to find it anywhere
Thank you!
In my view the best way to achieve this (which is arguably better than AD's now slightly dated Valor IPC creation wizard) is to download Library_Expert_2017-15_Lite from https://www.pcblibraries.com/
In Library Expet Lite:
1. Create the footprint
2. Click on the spanner icon to create the footprint.
3. Set the following parameters (Obviously, the output directory is up to you)
In CircuitStudio:
1. Open a library project
2. Select File -> Import
3. Set the file type to: "PADS ASCII PCB Library (*.D)"
4. Once the file is imported, Open the PCBLib library it's just created
5. Click 3D Body
6. Select "Generic 3D model"
7. Click "Embed Generic 3D model"
8. Select the file
9. Click on the component origin to place the model
10.Click Cancel on the 3D body dialog.
11. press '3' to view the component in glorious 3D.
Hope this helps
David
For reference, CircuitCtudio applies the following layer translations:
| Altium Designer (PADS) Layer | Circuit Studio Layer |
| 0 | Top Overlay |
| 1 | Bottom Overlay |
| 2 | Mechanical 3 |
| 3 | Mechanical 4 |
| 4 | Mechanical 5 |
| 5 | Assembly Text Top |
| 6 | Assembly Text Bottom |
| 7 | Assembly Top |
| 8 | Assembly Bottom |
| 9 | Mechanical 10 |
| 10 | Dimensions Top |
| 11 | Dimensions Bottom |
| 12 | 3D Top |
| 13 | 3D Bottom |
| 14 | Courtyard Top |
| 15 | Courtyard Bottom |
| 16 | Mechanical 17 |
| 17 | Mechanical 18 |
| 18 | Test Points Top |
| 19 | Test Points Bottom |
| 20 | TopSolder |
| 21 | BottomPaste |
| 22 | Top Paste |
| 23 | Drill Drawing |
| 24 | Mechanical 21 |
| 25 | TopOverlay |
| 26 | Courtyard Top |
| 27 | Bottom Solder |
| 28 | Bottom Overlay |
| 29 | Courtyard Bottom |
| 30 | Mechanical 22 |
