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1. h and then press ENTER 3 Navigate to the directory with the ECAD data to convert and then press ENTER 4 Type the batch script name a space one or more options and the name of the design to convert and then press ENTER A Note To convert two or more files at once type each file name separated by a space You can also use wildcards The files are converted using the batch script with the options you set Special Considerations for Publishing Design Architect and Board Station Files When you publish Design Architect and Board Station files using the command line method the input is a ZIP file For Design Architect you must change the file extension to a modified version of the formats supported by Creo View as shown below Original Extension Modified Extension mgc component attr DAmwemgc component attrz Eddm design DAmweEddm design viewpoint attr viewpoint attrz 7 Publishing Design Files 37 Designs created in Design Architect usually contain references to libraries To fix broken links use the mgc 1ocation map file 1 Map the references to a soft path For example SPTC DESIGN REFERENCE 2 Create a SHOMESAmgc directory in your Creo View ECAD Adapters directory to provide a fixed path for the mgc_location map For Board Station files change the file extension from mgc component attrto BSmgc component attrz For more information on publishing Design Archite2. Creo View Interface for ECAD The guide also includes steps for validating your configuration It is intended for users who must create Creo View files for collaboration or review Prerequisite Knowledge A basic understanding of Creo View ECAD is prerequisite to the content in this document Organization of This Guide This guide is organized as follows Chapter Contents Overview Functionality of Creo View Interface for ECAD Descriptions of various file publishing methods Basic installation and configuration workflow System requirements Information about selecting locations for the installation and setup directories Installing Creo View Procedure for installation Interface for ECAD Chapter Contents Configuring Creo View Procedure for configuring Creo View Interface for Interface for ECAD ECAD using the configuration dialog box Additional steps for configuring Creo View Interface for ECAD Validating the Configuration Strategy for checking your settings Publishing Design Files to Steps for publishing files using the various methods Creo View Steps for cross selecting data between the ECAD tool and Creo View ECAD Documentation Conventions In this guide directory file paths use the following naming conventions e installation directory gt Selected during the installation process e setup directory gt Set during the configuration process Contains the generat
3. and then double click the publish script The ECAD tool opens 2 To publish a file open it and then select publishing using the path for your ECAD tool See The file is published 3 To activate cross selection open a file and then select the menu path for your ECAD tool The file s data becomes available for cross selection A Note Cross selection is only available for these tools Allegro PCB Designer Allegro Design Entry Capture Capture CIS Mentor DxDesigner e Mentor Board Station PTC Creo View Interface for ECAD 3 0 Installation Configuration 34 and Publishing Guide Repeat step 2 for each file to publish or repeat step 3 for each file to cross select For a list of the menu locations in ECAD tools continue to the next section Menu Locations for Publishing and Cross Selecting on page 35 Menu Locations for Publishing and Cross Selecting Configuring Creo View Interface for ECAD and your ECAD tool for interactive publishing adds a Creo View menu to your ECAD application For most applications a Creo View menu appears on the main menu bar In some applications the commands for publishing and cross selection are added to an existing menu The next table contains the location and the menu path of the Creo View commands in each application ECAD Tool Menu Location Path for Publishing Path for Cross Selecting Allegro PCB Designer Main menu bar between the Tools and Help menus Cr
4. box 13 Downloading Creo View Interface for ECAD Download Creo View Interface for ECAD from the PTC site You must first provide your job and contact details Instructions follow 1 Go to the Creo View Interface for ECAD download site http www ptc com product creo view interface for ecad index data htm en 2 On the right under Request for Creo View Interface for ECAD type your details in the boxes Boxes with a red asterisk are required Click Submit Form A new page opens with a message Click Download Now Depending on your browser you can run or save the installer Windows Internet Explorer The File Download Security Warning dialog box opens Click Run or Save Mozilla Firefox The Opening CreoView ECAD Adapters 32 exe dialog box opens Click Save File Google Chrome The file is downloaded CreoView ECAD Adapters 32 exe downloads 5 Open the installer Windows Internet Explorer In the Download Complete dialog box click Run Mozilla Firefox In the Downloads dialog box double click CreoView ECAD Adapters 32 exe Google Chrome Click the arrow next to the completed download and then choose Open from the menu The installer is extracted and the Creo View ECAD Adapters Setup dialog box opens You are now ready to begin the installation Proceed to the next section Installing Creo View Interface for ECAD on page 15 PTC Creo View Interface for ECAD 3 0 Installation Conf
5. or a version number for the ECAD tool Under Components create one or both publishing methods e Publish Interactive e Batch Command line Click Setup The adapter installation is configured Repeat this procedure for interface with each of your ECAD tools If you installed Creo View Interface for ECAD with single step configuration skip to Validating the Configuration on page 27 to check your setup If you installed Creo View Interface for ECAD with required manual configuration follow the steps in the next chapter Manual Steps for Adding Downloading Installing and Configuring Creo View Interface for ECAD 17 18 Publishing to ECAD Tools on page 19 to add Creo View menus to your ECAD tools PTC Creo View Interface for ECAD 3 0 Installation Configuration and Publishing Guide Manual Steps for Adding Publishing to ECAD Tools Board Staton TEE 20 PADS Layout EP 21 Designu Capture az sete cece sete decd Hees ceed ada id 21 Allegro PCB Design for Linux essse mene n enn 22 Allegro Design Entry HDL for Linux esse 24 To add publishing to some tools you must perform additional steps after you use the configuration dialog box These steps include adding files to the directory customizing the menu files or both Follow the procedures in this chapter to add publishing to these tools Board Station PADS Layout Design Capture Allegro PCB Design for Linux For Linu
6. section shown in step 2 between END and POPUP amp Help paste the lines you copied in step 3 5 Remove the following line from allegro men if it exists MENUITEM Inte amp rComm icm out 6 Save and close allegro men Manual Steps for Adding Publishing to ECAD Tools 23 The menu file now includes the Creo View options Cadence Allegro is now configured to publish data interactively and to cross select data with Creo View Proceed to Validating the Configuration on page 27 Allegro Design Entry HDL for Linux To add publishing and cross selection to Allegro Design Entry HDL for Linux you must add files to the Design Entry HDL directory and customize the menu Adding Publishing to Allegro Design Entry HDL To add publishing to Allegro Design Entry HDL you must first add files to its directory Follow the procedure below to find and copy the files 1 Check the tmp variable for the following conditions e Set to a valid temporary path Contains no spaces 2 Browse to your installation directory Neto conceptHDLtools folder and then copy these files concepthdl scr generateEDALoad il e concepthidl emd txt 3 Browse to or create the following directory SCDSROOTSAsharelcdssetuplconcept 4 Paste the files into CDSROOT share cdssetup concept The directory now contains the necessary files Continue to the next procedure to customize the menus for Allegro Design Entry HDL Cust
7. userware En_na 3 Inthe folder paste the files you copied in step 1 The Creo View menu options are added PTC Creo View Interface for ECAD 3 0 Installation Configuration 20 and Publishing Guide Board Station Fablink now contains the necessary files for publishing to Creo View You can add publishing to another ECAD tool or continue to the next chapter Validating the Configuration to verify that your setup works PADS Layout This section contains instructions for adding publishing to PADS Layout Adding Publishing to PADS Layout To add the Creo View menu options to PADS Layout you must set options in the Basic Scripts dialog box Follow the procedure below to do this 1 Start Mentor PADS Layout and then open a design 2 Click Tools Basic Scripting Basic Scripts The Basic Scripts dialog box opens 3 Click Load File and then browse to the lt installation directory gt etc padstools folder 4 Select Publish to Creo View bas and click OK 5 Select Publish to Creo View from the list and then select In Menu 6 Click Close The Creo View menu options are added You can now publish designs to Creo View You can add publishing to another ECAD tool or continue to the next chapter Validating the Configuration to verify that your setup works Design Capture Add publishing to Design Capture Instructions follow Adding Publishing to Design Capture Add the Creo View menu options to Design C
8. 0g e adapter pvi Shows the configuration and directory for Creo View Interface for ECAD Double click the file to open the configuration tool and examine its settings e debug options txt Contains extra command line options for running Creo View Interface for ECAD in verbose debug mode e Batch publishing script e purge bat Removes all log files generated by Creo View Interface for ECAD from the setup directory After you have verified that these files were created you can begin publishing ECAD data to Creo View Proceed to the next chapter for information on using the publishing methods Testing Publishing Perform a test publishing job using one or more of the publishing methods to verify that your configuration is correct PTC Creo View Interface for ECAD 3 0 Installation Configuration 28 and Publishing Guide Preparing to Publish About Log FIGS e 30 Creating Log Files for File Conversion sssssse nenn 30 About Control Settings adire casita ara nein 31 Modifying Control Settings eesssssssssessseee mem eene nenn 31 Before you publish design files you may want to set up message logging This creates a log file during the publishing process You may also want to change the control settings for certain files This chapter contains instructions for completing these tasks 29 About Log Files You can set Creo View Interf
9. MP environment variable Continue to the next procedure to add publishing and customize the menu PTC Creo View Interface for ECAD 3 0 Installation Configuration 22 and Publishing Guide Adding Publishing to Allegro PCB Design To add publishing to Allegro PCB Design Creo View you must first add a file to the directory 1 Open the sCDSROOT share local pcb skill directory 2 Copy allegro ilinit from the installation directory gt etc allegroapdtools subfolder into SCDSROOT share local pcb skill You have now modified the directory Continue to the next procedure to customize the menus for Allegro PCB Design Customizing the Allegro PCB Design Menu Customize the menu in Allegro PCB Design by modifying allegro men To find the file s variable path open Allegro PCB Design in command line mode and then enter the following command set A Note If you have multiple locations use the path that contains the cuimenus folder Steps follow for modifying the file 1 Open allegro men in a text editor 2 Find the Help section It contains the following lines END POPUP amp Help BEGIN ENUITEM Allegro amp Help cdsdoc algcmdref DEFAULT 3 Copy the following lines to your clipboard POPUP Creo View w j Bi Qr Ga AE N ITEM Publish export creoview ITEM amp Cross Select with Creo View conduit END 4 Inthe
10. PIC PTC Creo View Interface for ECAD 3 0 Installation Configuration and Publishing Guide Datecode M030 Copyright 2015 PTC Inc and or Its Subsidiary Companies All Rights Reserved User and training guides and related documentation from PTC Inc and its subsidiary companies collectively PTC are subject to the copyright laws of the United States and other countries and are provided under a license agreement that restricts copying disclosure and use of such documentation PTC hereby grants to the licensed software user the right to make copies in printed form of this documentation if provided on software media but only for internal personal use and in accordance with the license agreement under which the applicable software is licensed Any copy made shall include the PTC copyright notice and any other proprietary notice provided by PTC Training materials may not be copied without the express written consent of PTC This documentation may not be disclosed transferred modified or reduced to any form including electronic media or transmitted or made publicly available by any means without the prior written consent of PTC and no authorization is granted to make copies for such purposes Information described herein is furnished for general information only is subject to change without notice and should not be construed as a warranty or commitment by PTC PTC assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or ina
11. Schematic Design Data DG Right click and then choose Action Publish to Creo View Zuken CR 5000 Board Designer Zuken CR 8000 Design Force In the lower data panel Print Circuit Board Data On the Home ribbon in the Arbitrary group Right click and then choose Action Publish to Creo View Click Arbitrary Command The Arbitrary Command dialog box opens Under Tool List on the right select Publish to Creo View and then click OK Command Line Publishing This section describes command line publishing and it contains steps for using the batch script to publish designs 36 PTC Creo View Interface for ECAD 3 0 Installation Configuration and Publishing Guide About Command Line Publishing You can use a command shell to convert one or more files to the Creo View format using a batch script The advantage of command line publishing is the ability to convert many files at once without opening the ECAD tool A command line publish script name contains the tool name and batch For example the batch script for Allegro Package Designer is apdbatch bat Continue to the next section to start command line publishing Publishing Files Using the Command Line This is the basic syntax for a publishing command batch script options ecad data Follow the steps below to execute the publish command 1 Open a command shell 2 To read a list of options type batch script
12. ace for ECAD to create log files during the conversion process Logging messages is not mandatory but log files can help with troubleshooting if the conversion process is unsuccessful You enable message logging by setting an environment variable before you perform the file conversion The environment variable also sets the location where log files are saved Log the conversion of these file types EDIF Expedition e DSN PADS e GenCAD e ODBPP e IPC 2581 Cadence Allegro Continue to the next section to set up message logging Creating Log Files for File Conversion You can set one or both of the environment variables but you must set them one at a time Instructions follow 1 Open a command prompt and type one of these arguments e set PVIEW_TRACE lt fullpath filename gt Creates a log file saved to the file name and location you set e set PVIEW_TRACE stdout Sends log messages 2 Press ENTER To set the other environment variable type its argument and press ENTER 4 Browse to lt installation directory Vbin and then drag an executable file into the command prompt The location of log messages depends on the executable you select pview exe Messages panel of Creo View pview batch exe Command prompt 5 Press ENTER Creo View opens with the environment variables set Now that you have set one or both of the environment variables you can publish ECAD files with logs of the publishing pr
13. additional configuration copy files modify them or both depending on the ECAD tool 4 Checkthe setup directory to validate the configuration 5 Publish the design files using one of the publishing methods Make sure to read the information in the next sections Selecting Locations for the Installation and Setup Directories on page 11 and Prerequisites for ECAD Tools on page 11 before you proceed to the installation instructions PTC Creo View Interface for ECAD 3 0 Installation Configuration 10 and Publishing Guide Selecting Locations for the Installation and Setup Directories The default location for the installation directory is C Program Files PTC Creo version NView ECAD Adapters The default location for the setup directory is determined by the current working directory User data such as configuration and log files are saved to the setup directory Create the setup directory outside of the C Program Files location to ensure Write permission Prerequisites for ECAD Tools You can install Creo View Interface for ECAD for one or more tools For the generic ECAD file formats listed in Installing Creo View Interface for ECAD for Generic ECAD Formats on page 15 there are no prerequisites for third party software For all other formats you must install Creo View Interface for ECAD on the machine where the corresponding ECAD tool is installed Before you begin the installation process make sure the applicable prere
14. apture from within the product s user interface Follow the steps below to open the dialog box and type the settings 1 Start Design Capture and then open a project Open any schematic block sbk file 2 3 Click Tools Customize The Customize dialog box opens 4 Click Tools The Tools tab opens 5 Click Add and then type the following text in these boxes Manual Steps for Adding Publishing to ECAD Tools e Menu Text Publish to Creo View e Command installation directory gt etc designeapturetools MentorDC2eda bat A Note Make sure to include the quotation marks e Arguments CurrFileName ProjDir ProjName Leave the Initial Directory box blank 6 Select the following options Wait For Process to Finish Redirect Output 7 Click OK Design Capture now contains the Creo View menu options Add publishing to another ECAD tool or continue to the next chapter Validating the Configuration to verify that your setup works Allegro PCB Design for Linux To add publishing and cross selection to Allegro PCB Design for Linux you must customize the menu Before you customize the menu make sure the following prerequisites are met e You must set the following environment variable PVIEW INSTALLATION installation directory gt A Note The path must end with a slash Creo View and Allegro PCB Design must share a common temporary directory Set the location using the TE
15. aring to Publish 31 Publishing Design Files Interactive Publishing oed ydo berti la E EAE 34 Command Line Publishing sssesseeee meme memes 36 This chapter contains information about the advantages of each publishing method Interactive Command line There are procedures for publishing design files using each method 33 Interactive Publishing This section describes interactive publishing It also includes steps for opening an ECAD tool using the publish script and for using the Creo View menu to publish files and cross select data About Interactive Publishing The interactive publishing script for Creo View Interface for ECAD opens the ECAD tool with a Creo View menu added to the environment Use the menu to accomplish these tasks e Publish one or more files to the Creo View format e Activate cross selection between the ECAD tool and Creo View The advantage of using interactive publishing is your access to view and modify the design files before converting them This chapter describes how to open an ECAD tool using the interactive publishing script and how to use the Creo View menu A publish script name contains the tool name and publish For example the publish script for Allegro Package Designer is apdpublish bat Continue to the next section to start using interactive publishing Opening Publishing and Cross Selecting Designs Using the Publish Script 1 Browse to your setup directory
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17. ct and Board Station files refer to the Mentor Graphics Design Manager User s Manual PTC Creo View Interface for ECAD 3 0 Installation Configuration 38 and Publishing Guide
18. ed adapter configuration files and batch scripts e batch script gt Created when Creo View Interface for ECAD is configured Initiates the publishing process Some file paths shown in this guide contain line breaks to fit on the page The procedures for using the configuration utility and the batch scripts apply to all of the adapters Therefore adapter is substituted for the specific adapter name in these procedures For instance adapter config exe Related Documentation For more information refer to the Help for Creo View Contacting Technical Support Contact PTC Technical Support via the PTC Web site phone fax or e mail if you encounter problems using Creo View or the product documentation For complete details see the Customer Support Guide Then select the tab of your choice from the guide The My eSupport portal also provides a search facility for technical documentation of particular interest Select Search our Knowledge and type the keywords for your search You must have a Service Contract Number SCN before you can receive technical support Your Customer Number Service Contract Number SCN and Sales Order Number SON can be found on your Shipment confirmation email received from PTC If you do not have an SCN select the Contact tab from the Customer Support Guide to locate the information PTC Creo View Interface for ECAD 3 0 Installation Configuration 6 and Publishing Guide Documenta
19. eo View Publish Creo View gt Cross Select with Creo View Allegro Design Main menu bar Creo View gt Publish and Format menus Entry HDL between the Window and Help menus Allegro In the Accessories Accessories Creo Accessories gt Creo Design Entry menu on the main View gt Publish View gt Capture Capture menu bar Cross Select to CIS Creo View Accessories Creo View Cross Select from Creo View Mentor Main menu bar Creo View gt Publish Creo View gt DxDesigner between the Add Cross Select to Creo View Creo View gt Cross Select from Creo View Mentor Design Architect In the MGC menu on the main menu bar MGC Publish to Creo View Publishing Design Files 35 ECAD Tool Menu Location Path for Publishing Path for Cross Selecting Mentor Board Station Main menu bar next to the File menu Creo View Publish Creo View gt Cross Select from Creo View Creo View gt Cross Select to Creo View Mentor Expedition Enterprise Main menu bar next to the Help menu Creo View Publish Mentor Design Capture Main menu bar next to the Help menu Tools Publish to Creo View Zuken CR 5000 System Designer In the lower data panel Schematic Design Data SD Right click and then choose Action Publish to Creo View Zuken CR 8000 Design Gateway In the lower data panel
20. f your PTC software UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT RESTRICTED RIGHTS LEGEND This document and the software described herein are Commercial Computer Documentation and Software pursuant to FAR 12 212 a b OCT 95 or DFARS 227 7202 1 a and 227 7202 3 a JUN 95 and are provided to the US Government under a limited commercial license only For procurements predating the above clauses use duplication or disclosure by the Government is subject to the restrictions set forth in subparagraph c 1 ii of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software Clause at DFARS 252 227 7013 OCT 88 or Commercial Computer Software Restricted Rights at FAR 52 227 19 c 1 2 JUN 87 as applicable 01012015 PTC Inc 140 Kendrick Street Needham MA 02494 USA Contents About This Guide cT 5 UT 9 About Creo View Interface for ECAD sssssssssese nn nenn 10 Basic Workflow for Installing and Configuring Creo View Interface for ECAD 10 Selecting Locations for the Installation and Setup Directories 11 Prerequisites for ECAD TOols cccceeeeeneeeceeeee cee eeeeeeeesaeeeeeaeeeesaeeesaeeeesaeeees 11 Downloading Installing and Configuring Creo View Interface for ECAD 13 Downloading Creo View Interface for ECAD ssssssem nenn 14 Installing Creo View Interface for ECAD ssssse HH 15 Installing Creo View Interface fo
21. iguration 14 and Publishing Guide Installing Creo View Interface for ECAD The setup dialog box opens to the PTC Customer Agreement when you start the installer Continue by following the steps below 1 Read the Terms and Conditions and then select accept the terms in the License Agreement 2 Accept the default installation path C Program Files NPTCNCreo 3 0 View ECAD Adapters or set a new path in step c below To accept the default path click Install The installation starts e To select a new location for the installation follow these steps a Click Advanced The Destination Folder page opens Click Change The Change destination folder page opens in a new window c Next to Look in browse to a new destination folder and then click OK d Click Next and then click Install The installation starts 3 Creo View Interface for ECAD is installed Click Finish Now that you have installed Creo View Interface for ECAD you can begin the configuration process Proceed to the next sections for more information on configuring various file formats Installing Creo View Interface for ECAD for Generic ECAD Formats The following file formats have Creo View Interface for ECAD for command line publishing only e CADIF DSN EDIF e GenCAD Gerber IDF IFF e IPC 2581 ODBPP Downloading Installing and Configuring Creo View Interface for ECAD 15 They do not require any configuration after you install C
22. ocess Proceed to Interactive Publishing or Command line Publishing to start converting your files to the Creo View format PTC Creo View Interface for ECAD 3 0 Installation Configuration 30 and Publishing Guide About Control Settings Control settings determine the import of certain properties of the design file For instance the inclusion of FABLINK data or the mapping of conductive areas to Creo View s Conductive Figures sublayer The settings are in a text file called CreoView ReaderControlFile txt You can modify control settings for these file types e EDIF e Board Station Allegro Expedition Continue to the next section to modify the control file Modifying Control Settings To change control settings it is best practice to first close all sessions of Creo View The Reader Control File is in your Creo View installation directory not the Creo View Interface for ECAD installation directory Follow the instructions below to modify the file A Note If you change the control settings file you must delete it manually before you upgrade Creo View Interface for ECAD l Browse to creo view installtion directory NconfigNECAD for Creo View and then open CreoView ReaderControlFile txt in a text editor 2 Find the control setting to modify and replace its value Save CreoView ReaderControlFile txt to overwrite the previous settings 4 Open Creo View The settings are applied Prep
23. omizing the Allegro Design Entry HDL Menu Follow the steps below to add the Creo View menu options to Allegro Design Entry HDL 1 Browse to SCDSROOTS share cdssetup concept and then open concepthdl menu txt in a text editor 2 Remove the following line if it exists from the file Export InterComm amp FILE EXPORTINTERCOM 3 Find the following line in the file amp Help 4 Directly before amp Help t paste the following lines PTC Creo View Interface for ECAD 3 0 Installation Configuration 24 and Publishing Guide Creo View amp Publish TO PRODUCTVIEW 5 Save and close concepthdl menu txt The menu file now includes the Creo View options Cadence Design Entry HDL is now configured to publish data interactively and to cross select data Continue to Validating the Configuration on page 27 to ensure your setup is correct Manual Steps for Adding Publishing to ECAD Tools 25 Validating the Configuration Checking the Setup Directory na 28 Testing Publishing mm 28 Make sure your configuration of Creo View Interface for ECAD is correct using these two strategies Check the contents of the setup directory e Perform test publishing jobs This chapter contains more information about the strategies 27 Checking the Setup Directory A valid configuration of Creo View Interface for ECAD has the following files in the setup directory e Logfile 1
24. overview of the workflow and important information about using the procedures in this guide About Creo View Interface for ECAD You can use Creo View Interface for ECAD to convert PCB Layout and Schematic design files to a format readable by Creo View The conversion process is called publishing These are the publishing methods e Interactive Adds a Creo View menu to the ECAD tool You can open inspect and change the file in the ECAD tool before publishing it to the Creo View format You can also use the menu to cross select data to and from Creo View and some ECAD tools e Command line Publishes one or more files via a command line interface The scripts created are named according to their ECAD tool and the publishing method For example these are the names of the files for the Allegro PCB Design adapter e Interactive Allegro2pvpublish e Command line Allegro2pvbatch Creo View Interface for ECAD is available for Windows and Linux Basic Workflow for Installing and Configuring Creo View Interface for ECAD Creo View Interface for ECAD for some tools can be configured using only the configuration dialog box Others require additional steps for configuration Though the steps vary from tool to tool this is the basic setup process 1 Download and install Creo View Interface for ECAD 2 Configure the setup directory and select one or more publishing methods in the configuration dialog box 3 For tools that require
25. quisites are met e Forsome ECAD tools you must have additional licenses for the tool to convert files using Creo View Interface for ECAD Refer to the Creo View Adapters Software Matrices available on the Reference Documents site for a list of license requirements and for information on supported file formats https www ptc com appserver cs doc refdoc jsp For Mentor Graphics Expedition PCB only command line publishing is 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 Downloading Installing and Configuring Creo View Interface for ECAD on page 13 to get started Overview 11 Downloading Installing and Configuring Creo View Interface for ECAD Downloading Creo View Interface for ECAD sssssseee me 14 Installing Creo View Interface for ECAD sss 15 Installing Creo View Interface for ECAD for Generic ECAD Formats 15 Configuring Creo View Interface for ECAD with a Single Step sesesssssss 16 Configuring Creo View Interface for ECAD ssssssssee nana 16 This chapter contains the procedures for downloading Creo View Interface for ECAD from the PTC site installing the application and using the configuration dialog
26. r ECAD 3 0 Installation Configuration 16 and Publishing Guide Parameters Locates the correct version of the ECAD tool to start in publishing mode The information about your ECAD tool appears automatically in the configuration dialog box Components Creates scripts for one or more of the publishing methods and sets the server location for server controlled publishing Use an existing configuration or set a new one as described in the steps below l 5 Browse to lt installation directory gt bin and double click the configuration utility lt adapter gt config exe for your adapter The configuration dialog box opens with the parameters for the ECAD tool To set a new configuration skip to step 3 To use an Existing Configuration perform these steps a Next to the Setup Directory box click le The Select an Existing Setup Directory dialog box opens b Browse to your configuration and click OK The settings appear in the configuration dialog box c Click Setup The installation is configured Under Parameters accept or change the parameters for the tools e Client Server Version Select the client version Setup Directory Browse to the adapter s directory A Note Do not place the setup directory within the installation directory if you installed Creo View Interface for ECAD to the default location e Directory Browse to the ECAD tool s directory e Version Select Auto detect
27. r ECAD for Generic ECAD Formats 15 Configuring Creo View Interface for ECAD with a Single Step 16 Configuring Creo View Interface for ECAD ooonccccononccccccnncococonnnancncnnnnnncccnnnnanccnnns 16 Manual Steps for Adding Publishing to ECAD Tools ssesem 19 Board Station ab HH kranken nee 20 PADS LAY OU macia enge ernennen ee erden 21 Design Capture stein ia da tier 21 Allegro PCB Design for Linux 4msennsnennnnnnnnennnnnnnennnnnnnennnnnn nenn nnnn msn 22 Allegro Design Entry HDL for Linux eeseee nenn 24 Validating the Configuration 4esnssnennnnnnennnnnnnen mmn 27 Checking the Setup Directory 002244444004440nn200 anna snnnnannnnnnnnannnennnannnnennn nennen 28 Testing Publishing esssees emm mn nnne n nennen 28 Preparing to Publish coco iia 29 About LOG FIGS een EA 30 Creating Log Files for File Conversion see aa eeeeeeeaaeeeeeeeaa 30 Abo t Control Settings 31 Modifying Control Settings ssssssssssee memes 31 Publishing Design Files einer alcala reed da a Teka 33 Interactive Publishing eeeesssseseee enm nennen 34 Command Line Publishirig 2 ea na gana ei daa ann 36 About This Guide The PTC Creo View Interface for ECAD Installation Configuration and Publishing Guide describes the steps required to install configure and use
28. reo View Interface for ECAD Convert any of the generic file formats with the ECAD2pvbatch bat script It is available only for Windows For instructions on using the publishing script continue to Publishing Design Files on page 33 Configuring Creo View Interface for ECAD with a Single Step On Windows these Creo View Interface for ECAD adapters require no manual configuration e Cadence Allegro Package Designer e Cadence Allegro PCB Design e Zuken CR 5000 Board Designer e Zuken CR 8000 Design Force e Cadence Allegro Design Entry CIS e Cadence Concept Design Entry HDL Mentor Graphics Dx Designer Mentor Graphics Expedition Mentor Graphics Design Architect e Zuken CR 5000 System Designer After you install and configure them using the configuration dialog box you can proceed directly to Validating the Configuration on page 27 to verify that your setup works For Linux most of the Creo View Interface for ECAD adapters require no manual configuration For these tools you must add publishing manually Allegro PCB Design See Allegro PCB Design for Linux on page 22 Allegro Design Entry HDL See Allegro Design Entry HDL for Linux on page 24 Configuring Creo View Interface for ECAD A configuration utility is created for each Creo View Interface for ECAD that you install This utility opens a dialog box where you can configure each adapter The configuration consists of two parts PTC Creo View Interface fo
29. tion for PTC Products You can access PTC product documentation using the following resources e Product DVD or Download All relevant PTC product documentation is included on the DVD or in the download area for the product Reference Documents Web page Individual product guides are available from the Reference Documents link of the PTC Web site https www ptc com appserver cs doc refdoc jsp e Technical Support Web page A searchable product documentation knowledge base is available from the Help Centers link http www ptc com support You must have a Service Contract Number SCN to access the Reference Documents or Help Center Web site If you do not have an SCN contact PTC Maintenance Department using the instructions found in your PTC Customer Service Guide under Contacting Your Maintenance Support Representative See also CONTACT SUPPORT at http www ptc com support index htm About This Guide 7 Overview About Creo View Interface for ECAD sssssssssssssssee emer 10 Basic Workflow for Installing and Configuring Creo View Interface for ECAD 10 Selecting Locations for the Installation and Setup Directories een 11 Prerequisites for ECAD Tools cccccccecccnsceeeceeeeeeeeea cece cess eeeeeeseeeaeeeseeeseeeaeeeaeseaeeeas 11 This chapter contains information about Creo View Interface for ECAD and the publishing methods the adapters offer You can also find an
30. x this chapter contains steps for adding publishing to these tools Allegro PCB Design Concept Design Entry HDL 19 Board Station Add publishing to Board Station Layout Board Station Fablink or both Instructions follow Adding Publishing to Board Station Layout To add publishing to Board Station Layout you must add files to its directory Follow the procedure below to find and copy the files 1 Open your installation directory etc boardstationtools layout folder and then copy these files lay session ample lay area ample pcb design area ample 2 Browse to or create the following path SMGC_HOME shared etc cust layout userware En na 3 In the folder paste the files you copied in step 1 The Creo View menu options are added Board Station Layout now contains the necessary files for publishing to Creo View You can add publishing to another ECAD tool or continue to the next chapter Validating the Configuration to verify that your setup works Adding Publishing to Board Station Fablink To add publishing to Board Station Fablink you must add files to its directory Follow the procedure below to find and copy the files 1 Open your installation directory Vetc boardstationtools fablink folder and then copy these files e fab session ample e fab area ample e pcb design area ample 2 Browse to or create the following path SMGC_HOME shared etc cust fablink
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