When can we expect MCAD CoDesigner from Altium to be integrated with Onshape?

ryan_mcgoldrick

PTC Creo already has this integration, as do Solidworks.

It would be very useful for our workflow with electrical team and possibly save the need for many drawings and 3D releases between teams to ensure correct component positioning.

Is this being worked on?

Is there a timeline for when this might be integrated?

The need for using this is arising and teams are requesting we revert to Solidworks so that we can use this workflow for Electrical/Mechanical work.

Thanks,

Aaron_Magnin

@ryan_mcgoldrick Glad I didn't disappoint. Thanks much for sharing your thoughts, and I can assure you the people you wanted to see this post, DID see the post. 

Evan_Reese

I'm so so so into this! it's a big deal for us too.

Aaron_Magnin

Hey @ryan_mcgoldrick, you know us well, so you know by now that we don't often divulge intel on future capabilities & developments. With something like this --which would involve outside teams-- that would only serve to complicate matters further. That said, our non-binding non-answer to this is that we're definitely interested in improving data exchange with ECAD vendors.

We hear ya. We'd love to make this happen. Stay tuned.

ryan_mcgoldrick

Haha, I ask these questions knowing this is the kind of response I will likely get, but hope it shows that others are interested too, or may help move things along in the queue of improvements.

I'm optimistic that this will come soon from shared knowledge over at Creo team. Although expect it has its own challenges for Onshape.

it would help a lot, and our electrical team keep pushing us to use solidworks for this workflow.

Aaron_Magnin

@ryan_mcgoldrick Glad I didn't disappoint. Thanks much for sharing your thoughts, and I can assure you the people you wanted to see this post, DID see the post. 

René_Sartorio

We can agree with the question.

We miss this function very much!

We hope that there will be a connection in the future. 

Eugen

Me too....  would be great to be able updating assemblies with electronic components created in Altium.

Aaron_Magnin

We hear ya, @René_Sartorio & @Eugen

Kilian_Dolan

Hey, I know you're working on it but also just came here from googling when it's going to happen, so I'd like to throw my hat in and support this

Daniel_Smith

Also throwing my support behind this

blefroy_exs

And me

Evan_Reese

And me again. PCB Studio doesn't seem all that close to being a solution yet. No offense meant to those working on it. I recognize a lot of work has gone into it, and I hope to see it refined.

Jascha_Wilcox

This is becoming a pretty big friction point for us. We also do not view PCB Studio as a solution over an Altium co-design integration.