KB: Access addon features/panels such as MCAD CoDesigner
Altium Designer
Solution Details
First, make sure the corresponding extension is installed under Extensions and Updates, accessible by clicking on your Avatar at the top-right. In general, some panels and menu items can be missing due to not having a corresponding context active in the main editor pane, A365 workspace not connected, and/or appropriate license or its subscription level not used. For example, MCAD CoDesigner panel is accessible only when PCB editor is opened. Power Analyzer requires additional seperate license. In older versions, Mixed Simulation extension was not installed by default, such that it may need to be installed seperately.
MCAD CoDesigner panel in Nexus client:
The CoDesigner panel was not available in NEXUS client before the release of MCAD CoDesigner 2.6.0. The Collaboration panel was used in NEXUS for that purpose (with the same capabilities)
The Collaboration panel in Altium NEXUS has been renamed to the MCAD CoDesigner panel. Its capabilities are the same as the capabilities of the MCAD CoDesigner panel in Altium Designer. The best option is to get the latest extension for MCAD CoDesigner from the Extensions & Updates page.
Here' documentation with more information about the old Collaboration panel:
https://www.altium.com/documentation/altium-nexus/collaborationpanel-pnl-panelformcollaboration-ad