Prerequisites for the ECAD Adapters
You can install one or more adapters on your company’s server. You can configure a worker daemon to interact remotely with Windchill during server-controlled publishing. For the generic ECAD file formats, listed in
Installing the ECAD Generic Formats Adapters, there are no prerequisites for third-party software. For all other formats, you must install the adapter on the machine where the corresponding ECAD tool is installed. Before you begin the installation process, make sure the applicable prerequisites are met:
• For some ECAD tools, you must have additional licenses for the tool to convert files using
Creo View Interface for ECAD. Refer to the
Creo View Future Platform Support, available on the
Reference Documents site, for a list of license requirements and for information on supported file formats:
• For Mentor Graphics Expedition PCB, only command-line and sever-controlled publishing are supported. For version EE 2007.3 and later, the DecryptData.exe utility is required for generating EDA and PVS files. Maintenance customers of Creo View products can obtain the utility by contacting PTC.
You are now ready to begin the installation. Continue to the next chapter,
Installing and Configuring the Adapters, to get started.