To Export Board or Component Parts
In Part mode, you can export the outline of the current board (including any holes) or component. If the part is a board, you can also export its keepin and keepout areas. To be exported, a part must be active. You can export a component outline only when you are in Part mode.
1. Open a part in
Creo Parametric and click
File >
Save As >
Save a Copy. The
Save a Copy dialog box opens.
2. From the Type list, select the file to save the part.
3. Specify a new file name in the New Name box, if required, and click OK. When you select the ECAD IDF (*.emn) type, then the ECAD Save As – Board dialog box opens.
If you have selected the ECAD Lib IDF (*.emp) type, then the ECAD Save As – Component dialog box opens. IDF version 3.0 is the default. You can select IDF 2.0 or BOARDSTATION from the Format Options list if required.
4. Under Output As select board or panel for export.
5. Specify the coordinate system to be used for export in the References field.
|  If you have set a coordinate system value for the ecad_comp_csys_def_name configuration option, the Coordinate System box automatically displays this value. |
6. If you have selected the ECAD Lib IDF (*.emp) type to export a component, then you must specify a section plane to represent its outline. In the ECAD Save As – Component dialog box, specify a cross-section or a planar surface to export as the outline:
◦ Plane Intersection—Accept the default surface, or select the component planar surface.
◦ XSection—Select the cross-section or specify its name.
7. If required, click Open Log Window for more information on the export operation.
8. Click OK. The part is exported to the selected ECAD package.