

As connected as the physical customer experience is, our ECAD/MCAD design collaboration process is commonly fragmented and separate, with both sides vying for control and struggling to communicate. It’s rare these days to find a mechanical design that exists in isolation with no PCB counterpart. As engineers strive to strike the perfect balance of aesthetic emotion and electronic functionality a design process that rewards experimentation, not penalizes experimentation, is surely needed.

But do we also understand all of the underlying costs associated with these design process failures? With the rising need for connected design experiences, we are at a unique juncture in the evolution of our design tools where collaboration features are becoming a daily necessity. The True Costs of Failed ECAD/MCAD Design CollaborationĮvery engineer knows the pitfalls that await when the electrical and mechanical sides of our design process fail to integrate their workflows and design data. Do you know the true costs associated with a failed design collaboration process between your electrical and mechanical teams? Altium offers up a new reality for design collaboration with SOLIDWORKS PCB (Printed Circuit Board).
