To sum up
Kramer says, “The integration of electronic and mechanical design is inexorable; with a few exceptions, PCB design is influenced not only by the components it carries but also by the space it can occupy. Many products today feature a single PCB and in such cases the size and shape of the PCB are dictated less by its functionality and more by its environment. In fact, in some cases—particularly in consumer devices—the shape and size of the end product will actually define the available space for the PCB and all its components. In such cases, mechanical design dictates both the domains, yet there remains limited interaction between CAD tools targeting the mechanical and electronic domains.”
Altium has taken the above to heart and taken giant strides to add those features to Altium Designer’s growing list of capabilities.
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The author is a tech correspondent at EFY Bengaluru
