User's Guide Overview

Overview

Welcome to the Empower CADKit User's Guide. This document describes how to:

• Download, install, and set up CADKit
• Use the CADKit Administrator to define options and field settings

PADs Integration

• Add schematic components to PADS Logic
• Update components in PADS Logic
• Verify part numbers assigned to PADS Logic components
• Compare/validate PADS Logic schematic components with Items in the Empower database
• Create and Upload BOMs from PADS Logic Schematics to Empower/OmniBOM

Altium Integration

• Database Library Setup
• Using the Altium Designer - Empower CADKit Extension
• Add schematic components to Altium Designer
• Update components in Altium Designer
• Verify part numbers assigned to Altium Designer components
• Compare/validate Altium Designer schematic components with Items in the Empower database
• Create and Upload BOMs from Altium Designer schematics to Empower/OmniBOM

SOLIDWORKS Integration

• Create/Upload BOMs from SOLIDWORKS Assemblies to Empower
• Verify models in SOLIDWORKS Assemblies
• Upload files/documents from SOLIDWORKS

Solid Edge Integration

• Create/Upload BOMs from Solid Edge Assemblies to Empower
• Verify models in Solid Edge Assemblies
• Upload files/documents from Solid Edge

Design Upload Utility

• Use the Design Upload Utility to load BOMs and files from other systems

Contents

Section	Description/Topics
Basics/Installation	General overview of CADKit, installing and launching
CADKit Administration	Using the CADKit Administrator to setup options and field settings
PADS Logic Adapter	Add/update PADS Logic schematic components, verify and validate designs, and upload Logic BOMs to Empower
Altium Integration	Library setup and using the Designer extension to add/update schematic components, verify and validate designs, and upload Altium BOMs to Empower
SolidWorks Adapter	Create and upload BOMs and documents from SolidWorks assemblies to Empower
Solid Edge Adapter	Create and upload BOMs and documents from Solid Edge assemblies to Empower
Design Upload Utility	Load BOMs and documents from other systems through a guided process

For additional support please contact Arena Empower at:

Ways	Address
Support Email	arena-support@ptc.com
Support Portal	https://arenasolutions.my.salesforce.com/sserv/login.jsp?orgId=00D00000000hZci