Then the designer must be able to define the connective pathways between the component pins, a process commonly referred to as routing the connections. The designer must be able to position the components onto any surface of the imported 3D substrate. This editor must also be able to import the 3D substrate that the electronic circuit is going to be created on - it must be a true, 3-dimensional electronic design editor. The editing space must support the placement of components and the connections between them that define the unique circuit. Various processes are available to print conductive patterns directly onto a substrate - an approach known generally as printed electronics, which is already supported in Altium Designer in its 2D PCB design environment.Īn alternative to printing the electrical layout is to use a laser to etch the circuit pattern directly onto the surface of a 3D substrate, which then undergoes a standard metalization treatment to build up that pattern into conductive pathways. This process, known as Laser Direct Structuring (LDS), enables the circuit to be integrated into the structure of the final product.ĭesigning circuit pathways over the surface of a 3D structure brings unique challenges. Structural electronics is an exciting new area of electronic product development.

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