Automotive electro-mechanical complexity is straining traditional separated electrical and mechanical design methodologies. When mechanical, electrical, and electronic teams aren’t integrated, design is often done with outdated or missing information. This increases the risk that errors won’t be caught until prototypes are built. ECAD-MCAD codesign can boost productivity and ensure design accuracy by replacing cumbersome means of collaboration between the electrical and mechanical domains. Until now, they had to integrate through email, spreadsheets, and XML files. With modern CAD tools, designers are able to synchronize their data more efficiently and collaborate more effectively on critical design items between domains, thereby ensuring that the design intent is properly implemented.

• Recognized productivity booster and design enhancer.
• Modern CAD tools offer a unified platform for requirements, targets, and issues.
• Efficient data synchronization and effective collaboration from concept to production.