Working with IDF
Best Practices: Working with IDF
October 2019 20 Product Version 17.4-2019
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Figure 1-11 Chamfers – Translation Issue
Assembling Components
You can add components to assemblies and export using IDF. To assemble components such
as connectors, stiffeners, electrical components, and heat sinks on a board, you must create
a coordinate system (csys) on the board that has the correct orientation and location for the
component (see Figure 1-5). Then, you assemble the component to the appropriate csys.
After the component is assembled, you need to assign a reference designator. Choose
SETUP – NAME from the setup menu, choose the component from the model tree or
screen, and then enter the appropriate reference designator. You also can use the Model Tree
window and display the ECAD parameters that you want to change (see Figure 1-12).
