# Using AI to edit CADSTAR Projects

An IoT metering engineer consolidates a CADSTAR cellular module into U9 with SIM7080G and checks the new part's lid clearance.

Written by [Matthias Wagner](https://flux.seobdtools.com/natarius)

Published Oct 2026 - 1 min read

![Using AI to edit CADSTAR Projects](https://flux.seobdtools.com/p/assets/blogs/using-ai-to-edit-cadstar-projects/main.webp)

Tom works on IoT metering hardware. The legacy design could no longer be opened in CADSTAR, and its cellular module needed a current replacement. The old module functions were split across U9 and MOD1. Tom needs the new part to preserve the board connections in the current design.

Tom asks Flux to preserve the board connections while making the change:

> "The Quectel BC95 module (U9) is end of life. Replace it with a current module that we can buy, update the schematic and the PCB footprint, keep its connections to the rest of the board, and tell me what changed."

## From two references to one

| Design item | Old design | Updated design |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Module | BC95 functions across U9 and MOD1 | SIM7080G at U9 |
| Footprint | Legacy module references | SIM7080G footprint at U9 |

Flux consolidated the module into U9 and updated its interface for SIM7080G.

For the metering team, one module reference brings the replacement into the same board review as its retained connections and enclosure height.

![CADSTAR PCB layout zoomed to SIM7080G at U9.](https://flux.seobdtools.com/p/assets/blogs/using-ai-to-edit-cadstar-projects/layout.webp)

The consolidated module at U9.

![CADSTAR schematic showing the SIM7080G module at U9.](https://flux.seobdtools.com/p/assets/blogs/using-ai-to-edit-cadstar-projects/schematic.webp)

One module reference in the schematic.

The new module has 3.4 mm of reported clearance below the 6 mm lid. Tom can review the merged reference, updated footprint, and component height in the project. [Move your next module migration forward with Flux.](https://flux.seobdtools.com/)

## About the author

[Matthias Wagner](https://flux.seobdtools.com/natarius)

Founder & CEO at Flux

Matthias is the Founder and CEO of Flux, a hardware design platform that's revolutionizing how teams create and iterate on circuits. Find him on Flux [@natarius](https://flux.seobdtools.com/natarius).

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