5 Replies Latest reply on Sep 8, 2018 2:24 PM by Karishma DCOSTA

Multi Channel design / Routing Duplication

Sven Schroeter Jul 25, 2018 11:02 AM

I have a problem. Solidworks PCB is based on Altium, in Altium when working with a multi channel design you have a ability to auto route each channel instance based on a single room layout. This makes circuit duplication super quick and error free.

So far I have successfully created multi channel designs, and have no trouble driving these through to the PCB layout stage. However, when I start the layout, I get all the components generated from the multi channel design lumped together. I see no way to route the first instance of the multi channel, and then replicate the component layout and routing for the remaining channel instances.

I hope that made sense and someone can help me resolve this issue.

Re: Multi Channel design / Routing Duplication

Douglas Labun Jul 25, 2018 6:45 PM (in response to Sven Schroeter)

I remember having this conversation in the training class just before SW PCB launched and at that time there was no way to replicate a multi-channel design in the layout tool. SW PCB is really based on PCBWorks and not the full blown Altium Designer... I don't think PCBWorks ever really supported multi-channel designs.
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  Sven Schroeter Jul 26, 2018 6:53 AM (in response to Douglas Labun)
  
  Thank you very much for the response, it was the response I was expecting, but one can always hope
  
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    Karishma DCOSTA Sep 8, 2018 3:26 AM (in response to Sven Schroeter)
    
    Well said Sven, hope does take one a long way.
    
    I would request you to submit an Enhancement request for your requirement.
    
    Thank you very much.
    
    Warm Regards
    Karishma
    
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    Douglas Labun Sep 8, 2018 7:23 AM (in response to Sven Schroeter)
    
    Karishma,
    
    This was one of the enhancements that I brought up in the one on one PCB customer meetings at Trimech. It was the biggest issue that came out of the initial training class and there was a lot of complaining throughout the class about it.
    
    Doug
    
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      Karishma DCOSTA Sep 8, 2018 2:24 PM (in response to Douglas Labun)
      
      Dear Doug
      
      Thank you for your feedback. As a part of the process, we gather enhancement requests from customers that request particular features. It maybe a single or multi-customer request for the same feature.
      These requests are processed and linked to our already existing requests or created into a brand new one.
      Hence filing enhancement requests through the system or the VAR is the best way to go.
      
      Hope this helps.
      
      Thank you very much.
      
      Warm Regards
      Karishma
      
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