RS allows you to wait no more, a milestone in the evolution of PCB design and manufacturing

No matter how varied the forms of power supplies and electronic products are, the core PCB layout and the combination of various components remain unchanged. Designing and building power electronic products is a complex process. In the fiercely competitive market, the rapid and continuous technological changes in this industry have become a common thing and an innovative rule. How to design PCBs and their packages faster and more accurately has become a problem that every company and engineer wants to overcome.

Beijing, September 12 , 2013 , RS Components ( RS ) , a trading brand of Electrocomponents plc , a global leading high-end service distributor of electronic and maintenance products, today launched a new 3D design software for engineers from concept design to manufacturing - DesignSparkMechanical .

At the conference, Mr. Zheng Liang, RS 's China sales manager, first introduced the business and products of RS Components . Then, Mr. Mark Cundle , RS 's global technical marketing director, gave us a detailed explanation of the new easy-to-use DesignSpark Mechanical software, which was jointly developed by RS and SpaceClain , a leading supplier of flexible and economical 3D modeling software for engineers . It is simple, flexible and has multiple language options. The emergence of this design software makes the repeated modifications between mechanical design and electronic design efficient and accurate. It solves the biggest problem of existing and potential users, namely: the high cost caused by the constant modification of the plan and the large amount of time required to learn traditional 3D CAD tools.

These two points mean that engineers and other personnel involved in product development can become fully proficient in the software in minutes, rather than spending weeks or months to master the skills. DesignSpark Mechanical can eliminate many of the time-consuming rework tasks associated with using traditional product development programs. This initiative can help engineers bring innovative products to market quickly, and its STL output format can be used directly for 3D printers.

During the on-site demonstration, DesignSpark Mechanical can use simple gestures to achieve real-time modification and instant feedback. It can use common cut, paste, undo and redo functions. The rest only requires pulling, moving, filling and connecting. All basic designs can be easily completed. At the end of the press conference, Mr. Mark also summarized several major advantages of DesignSpark Mechanical :

1. The overall software is simple and easy to use, and non-professional designers can learn it quickly

2. Output STL format can be directly used for 3D printer

3. It has a very large database and the support of the corresponding online community of engineers to share and collaborate together

4. It is the first free software of its kind and has more than 80,000 component schematics and footprints of semiconductors, passive and electromechanical components, all available for free from the website.

5. Close cooperation with 3D content companies

3D design tools are changing the design and manufacturing methods of electronic products. This solution provides the functions that circuit board designers need to help them create competitive next-generation electronic products in an increasingly complex design environment. At the end of the press conference, Mr. Mark also stated in response to many media questions that he is very confident in this software and that this software will have a positive impact on RS's market sales.