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MCADX for Dassault SolidWorks

Using MCADX for SolidWorks, users of both Cadence Allegro X Design Platform and Cadence OrCAD X Design Platform can co-design products between preferred PCB editor technology and Dassault SolidWorks.

ECAD-MCAD co-design of products using an encrypted and zipped file exchange with IDX as the underlying basis for the data format.

A seamless flow between the electronic and mechanical world is important for the success of your design. The availability of the new MCAD/ECAD co-design solution – MCADX for SolidWorks - helps to bridge this gap with co-design between the PCB editor and SolidWorks and introduces the following capabilities to the Allegro X and OrCAD X design platforms:

Real-Time Collaboration 

  • Break down silos with instantaneous communication between ECAD and MCAD teams 
  • Achieve design consistency with synchronised updates for both electronics and mechanical aspects 

Effortless Data Exchange 

  • Bidirectional data exchange ensures that changes made in either ECAD or MCAD are reflected across both tools 
  • Encrypted and zipped file exchange with IDX

Design Validation 

  • Minimise errors and iterations, accelerating your time-to-market 

Download the FREE MCADX software.

MCADX for SolidWorks is a collaboration between Desktop-EDA and Cadence.

Selecting to Download this product will take you to the Cadence website where you will be asked to compete a simple form before being returned to this site to download the product file to suit your version. A licensed version of Cadence Allegro X or OrCAD X products will be necessary MCADX for SolidWorks to function.