You can use the Move Component tool to move selected components
Any change made to a component through Collaboration or Get Changes will automatically remove this component as a reference from any Move Component feature. When this component was the only reference of the Move Component feature, the feature itself is automatically deleted.
You can select parts and subassemblies only from the active ECAD Assembly, and all components must be on the same level.
You can use the Move Component tool to move components only
when the board is not flexible. When a board is not flexible, the
When you redefine a Move Component feature, the move type is set
automatically to dynamic. The calculated 6DOF dimensions appear in
the graphics area and
Before you move components it is recommended to set the options below for updating references.
Board level features that reference geometry of moved components are updated on regeneration. For best performance it is recommended to do the following:
Set the configuration
option to
Set the
In an open ECAD Assembly, click
Select the components to move either individually or using
box selection. The components appear in the
Click
To change the Move feature name, click
Click
In an open ECAD Assembly, click
Select the components to move either individually or using
box selection. The components appear in the
Click
Click the
To set the distance or angle between the references, type a
number in the
Repeat steps 4 and 5 to create up to 3 linear or angular dimension steps. When you have more than one linear dimension, they must be non-parallel. Once you create an angular dimension, you cannot create additional dimension steps.
To change the Move feature name, click
Click
After you move a component and a Move Component feature is created, you can delete the feature. Only the dimension of the deleted feature are removed. Dimensions from other Move Component features still apply. See the examples below.
The original position of the component on the board.
Component
The first Move Component feature moves the component to a new location on the board.
Component
The second Move Component feature moves the component to a different location on the board.
Component
In the figure below, the first Move Component feature was deleted.
Component