Creating Panels from Scratch

1. Select PLM Access > Mechanical product... to create a product and associated 3D shape representation.

2. Double-click the 3D Shape representation.

3. Switch to Circuit Board Design if not already in this workbench.

4. Click Panel .

   Panel behavior is added to the mechanical product.

5. Draw the outline of the panel.

   To do so:

   1. Click Sketch .
   2. Select the xy plane.

      The Sketcher workbench is launched.

   3. Click Profile .
   4. Sketch the contour of the panel.

      
      
      

      For more information about sketching profiles, refer to Sketcher User's Guide: Sketching Simple Profiles.

      Tip: Sketch the outlines of any pockets directly at this stage.

      Note: You can also use a 3D curve for the panel contour. However, if you want to export the panel, you must define an axis system. For more information, see Export.

   5. Click Exit workbench to exit Sketcher and return to Circuit Board Design.

6. Create the shape for the panel.

   To do so:

   1. Click Pad .

      The Pad Definition dialog box appears.

   2. Enter 2mm in the Length box.
   3. Click OK.

   The pad turns sea green in color; the panel shape has been created.

   Two publications (TopBoard and BottomBoard) are added to the specification tree. The top or the board corresponds to the first limit of the pad you created to represent the board.
   
   

By default, CATIA recognizes the first pad created as a panel.