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To Save an ECAD Assembly as a Base ECAD Design
1. In an open ECAD assembly, click File > Save As > Save a Copy. The Save a Copy dialog box opens.
2. Select EDMD (*.idx) or ECAD EDA (*.eda) from the Type list.
3. Click OK. The base assembly is saved, and log messages are written to the file ecad_out.log.