When you have created or imported a PCB assembly, you can use Add to load predefined profiles. Any geometry (including board outline, keepout areas, parts, holes, etc) and annotation needs to be placed on one or multiple profiles. Profiles you add to a PCB assembly are used to convey the board geometry plus part placement information to the EE file you select for the Export command.
To add a profile to a PCB assembly,
1. Click PCB and then, in the Profile group, click Add. The Add Profile dialog box and the Profile Select Table opens.
The To Assy box in the Add Profile dialog box shows the active PCB assembly by default. If you wish to select a different PCB assembly, you must first set it as the active PCB assembly.
2. Click Profile in the Add Profile dialog box and select a profile from the Profile Select Table.
3. From the profile selection table, select the profile you want to add.
4. In the Add Profile dialog box, click Owner to specify the owner of the profile:
◦ Unowned is the default. The profile is not owned by the EE side or the ME side.
◦ MCAD sets the owner to the ME side. Geometry changes on the mechanical side are allowed.
5. When you select one of the following profile types, you will be prompted for a height:
◦ BODY-OUTLINE
◦ RESTRICT-BODY-TOP
◦ RESTRICT-BODY-BOT
6. Click Next to add the next profile. You can add as many as required.
7. Click to complete the operation.
To view profile information,
Use Inquire (click PCB and then, in the Profile group, click Inquire. The InqProfile dialog box opens.) to obtain the following information about a profile:
• the profile name
• the profile type
• the owner of the profile
• the height of the profile (if applicable)
• the workplane names of any items (parts, annotation, etc) on the profile
• the workplane name of the profile itself
To check a profile,
1. Click PCB and then, in the Profile group, click Check.
2. Select a profile to check the integrity of the profile.
3. The profile is checked for valid closed profile geometries for the intended operation (for example, Punch or Pull) and the results of the check are shown in the Output window.
4. The problem areas, if any, are highlighted in the viewport.
5. Select as many profiles as required.
6. Click or to complete or cancel the operation, respectively.
Add. The Add Profile dialog box and the Profile Select Table opens.
to complete the operation.
Inquire. The InqProfile dialog box opens.) to obtain the following information about a profile:
Check.
to complete or cancel the operation, respectively.