ForgeSchematics bridges your ECAD tools and ForgeCAD. Live two-way sync, unified BOM, and clearance checks — so you stop discovering mechanical conflicts after the PCB is already ordered.
THE PROBLEM
Most teams pass IDF files back and forth over email and discover mechanical conflicts at board spin.
The PCB layout lives in one tool. The enclosure lives in another. The two teams work in parallel and sync manually — if they sync at all. ForgeSchematics replaces the IDF-over-email workflow with a live integration layer. Electrical and mechanical stay in sync automatically.
Changes in your electrical schematic push to ForgeCAD immediately. Move a connector in the PCB layout and the mechanical envelope updates in your assembly — no IDF export/import cycle.
Full IDF 2.0/3.0 import and export. Board outlines, component placements, keepouts, and height constraints all round-trip cleanly. Works with Altium, KiCad, Eagle, Cadence Allegro, and Mentor PADS.
ForgeSchematics maps connectors from your schematic to physical bodies in ForgeCAD. Route cable harnesses through the mechanical assembly with clearance checks against the 3D model.
Electrical components (resistors, caps, ICs, connectors) merge into the ForgeCAD BOM alongside mechanical parts. One bill of materials covers the complete product — mechanical and electrical.
Detect board-to-enclosure clearance violations, connector-to-wall conflicts, and heat-sensitive component placement issues before you spin hardware.
Every schematic reference to a physical component traces back to a ForgeCAD body. Change a part in the CAD and ForgeSchematics flags affected net connections — the link is bidirectional.
All tools support IDF import/export as a fallback. Full integration uses the native plugin where available.