Data Sheet

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The Make Package dialogue form
You can create your own libraries via the Library Manager – please see the
reference manual for details. You should not make your own parts into the other
pre-supplied libraries as Labcenter may overwrite these libraries during upgrade
installs.
When this is filled out, switch tabs to the 3D Visualisation tab (do not hit the OK button at this
stage – we still have some work to do). Essentially what we need to do here is provide as much
information as possible in order to get a sensible 3D image of the part which can then be used
when we use the 3D Viewer to examine a board. This job is greatly aided by a 3D Preview on
the dialogue form that will update live as we adjust parameters. Discussion of parameters and
values is beyond the scope of this tutorial and is discussed in some depth in the online
reference manual (Help Menu in the PCB Layout – Help Index). For our purposes, simply fill out
the property fields as shown in the next section.
3D Visualisation
This is where you would either provide a STEP file or use the Labcenter script to provide a
geometric model for the part. In either case, you will get a 3D representation of the part in the
3D Viewer and can then export to Solidworks or other MCAD toolchains for case and mounting
design.
If you are providing a STEP file you must:
1) Download the STEP file from the internet and place in the MCAD directory of your
Proteus installation.
2) Import via this dialogue.