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I am interested in CS but I have a few questions. Does CS load to my computer and do I have to be on the internet to use it? What other Design programs can be imported, specifically Altium and Protel99SE? What formats can be exported?

0 batuu over 9 years ago

From my experience you need an internet connection to install CS. When it is installed, you don't need to be online. But in offline mode you lose access to the supplier search, vault and the online documentation.

CS uses the same data format for schematic documents as altium desinger, so schematic exchange is a no brainer, just open the file . PCB documents are different, so there is an importer to import Altium PCB documents.

The Importer (CS v1.2) supports:
Protel 99 SE DDB (*.DDB)
Protel 3.0 and 4.0 Files (*.PCB)
Altium PCB 5.0 and 6.0 Files (*.PcbDoc)
EAGLE Files (*.BRD, *.LBR)
AutoCAD PCB Files (*.DXF, *.DWG)
OrCAD Designs (*.DSN)
OrCAD PCB (*.MAX)
OrCAD Design Libraries (*.OLB)
OrCAD PCB Libraries (*.LLB)
OrCAD CIS Config File (*.DBC), OrCAD Library Files (*.OLB, *.LLB)
PADS ASCII PCB (*.ASC)
PADS ASCII PCB Library (*.D)
PADS ASCII Logic (*.TXT)
P-CAD Schematics (*.SCH)
P-CAD PCB (*.PCB)
P-CAD Libraries (*.LIA, *.LIB)
P-CAD PDIF Files (*.PDF)

There is no Exporter to export the design files into other formates then CSPcbDoc or SchDoc
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0 Former Member over 9 years ago in reply to batuu

You have to know that PADS import is VERY tricky, and does not import above PADS-2005 or PADS-PowerPCB.
So you have to make sure that you can actually export your files to this format without loosing anything.
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0 e14softwareteam over 9 years ago

Hi Andy,

Let me provide a few links to get you started.

Here is the website that gives you an overview of the program:

Professional PCB design tool | CircuitStudio

Here is a link to the program documentation:

CircuitStudio Documentation | Online Documentation for Altium Products

Let me know if we can be of further help!

Tony
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0 dune75 over 9 years ago

I try to import Altium PCB 5.0 into Circuit studio but i have the message "xxx.PcbDoc has invalid format!", why?
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0 e14softwareteam over 9 years ago in reply to dune75

Hi,

Please see my answer on the previous post.

Tony
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