About the Creo View ECAD Adapters
You can use the Creo View ECAD Adapters to convert PCB Layout and Schematic design files to a format readable by Creo View. The conversion process is called publishing. There are three publishing methods:
• Interactive—Adds a Creo View menu to the ECAD tool. You can open, inspect, and change the file before publishing it. You can also use the menu to cross-select data to and from Creo View.
• Command-line—Publishes one or more files via a command line interface. This method is also referred to as batch publishing.
• Server-controlled—Publishes one or more files in the background using a visualization server. This method is also referred to as worker publishing.
The adapter scripts created are named according to their ECAD tool and the publishing method. For example, these are the names of the files for the Cadence Allegro PCB Designer adapter:
• Interactive—Allegro2pvpublish
• Command-line—Allegro2pvbatch
• Server-controlled—Allegro2pvworker
Details on the support of multibyte text follow:
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Supported
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Not Supported
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All files from Mentor Graphics PADS Layout, including for ODB++ files. However, you cannot convert multibyte text in ODB++ files exported from other ECAD tools.
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All files from these ECAD tools:
• Cadence Allegro Package Designer
• Cadence Allegro PCB Designer
• Cadence Allegro Design Entry Capture/Capture CIS
• Cadence Allegro Design Entry HDL
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EDIF files exported from Zuken CR-5000 System Designer.
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IFF files exported from Altium Designer Schematic.
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The Creo View ECAD Adapters are available for Windows. Interactive publishing and cross-selection are also supported on Linux for the following ECAD tools:
• Cadence Allegro PCB Designer
• Cadence Allegro Package Designer
• Cadence Allegro Design Entry HDL