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

ryan_mcgoldrickryan_mcgoldrick Member Posts: 66 ✭✭✭
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,

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  • Aaron_MagninAaron_Magnin Member, Onshape Employees Posts: 114
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    @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. 

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  • Evan_ReeseEvan_Reese Member Posts: 2,034 PRO
    I'm so so so into this! it's a big deal for us too.
    Evan Reese / Principal and Industrial Designer with Ovyl
    Website: ovyl.io
  • ryan_mcgoldrickryan_mcgoldrick Member Posts: 66 ✭✭✭
    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_MagninAaron_Magnin Member, Onshape Employees Posts: 114
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    @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_SartorioRené_Sartorio Member Posts: 57 PRO
    We can agree with the question.
    We miss this function very much!
    We hope that there will be a connection in the future. 
  • EugenEugen Member Posts: 18 PRO
    Me too....  would be great to be able updating assemblies with electronic components created in Altium.
  • Aaron_MagninAaron_Magnin Member, Onshape Employees Posts: 114
    We hear ya, @René_Sartorio & @Eugen
  • Kilian_DolanKilian_Dolan Member Posts: 2
    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_SmithDaniel_Smith Member Posts: 2 PRO
    Also throwing my support behind this
  • blefroy_exsblefroy_exs Member Posts: 6
    And me
  • Evan_ReeseEvan_Reese Member Posts: 2,034 PRO
    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.
    Evan Reese / Principal and Industrial Designer with Ovyl
    Website: ovyl.io
  • Jascha_WilcoxJascha_Wilcox Member Posts: 3 PRO
    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.
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