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3D solid models available for all Omnetics’ COTS and Standard connector products

News Release from: Omnetics Connector Corporation.
19 September 2007

Omnetics has announced that 3-D solid models are now available as downloadable files for its entire range of COTs and standard connector products, including its Bi-lobe (nano miniature), Strip and Circular families. Omnetics 3-D models are created as STEP Files (.stp) made to be imported into a variety of different CAD programs (ProE, Solidworks, Inventor, etc.)

These files are commonly used by engineers and designers to aid them in the design of interconnects within their particular application. By making models available in the design stage Omnetics is saving engineers a lot of time and effort, as they don’t have to create them. Model availability also decreases guessing errors because the 3-D models are created to size with all available termination options.

Once imported, models can be moved and manipulated within a design. Positioning can be checked for size constraints, measurements can be taken, and board layouts determined. STEP files are freely downloadable, therefore designers don’t have to wait for samples to see if a particular connector will fit.