Can I open my designs from other Altium products?https://community.element14.com/products/manufacturers/altium/w/documents/3345/can-i-open-my-designs-from-other-altium-productsen-USTelligent Community 12Can I open my designs from other Altium products?https://community.element14.com/products/manufacturers/altium/w/documents/3345/can-i-open-my-designs-from-other-altium-productsThu, 18 Jan 2018 22:37:46 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:08e82d21-a475-43f6-8264-2a8d061548fajamesharrimanaltiumhttps://community.element14.com/products/manufacturers/altium/w/documents/3345/can-i-open-my-designs-from-other-altium-products#commentsCurrent Revision posted to Documents by jamesharrimanaltium on 1/18/2018 10:37:46 PM<br /> <p style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">CircuitStudio supports Altium Designer <strong>PCB Projects</strong> (*.PrjPcb) and will open any Altium Designer <strong>Schematic</strong> (*.SchDoc), so it can also be used as a front end for Altium Designer and other Altium products.</span></p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">Note: CircuitStudio has its own <strong>PCB file format</strong> (*.CSPcbDoc). Use <strong>File &gt;&gt; Import</strong> to open <strong>CircuitMaker</strong> (.CMpcbdoc) and <strong>Altium Designer binary 5.0</strong> (.PcbDoc) files.</span></p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">The PCB file must be exported from Altium Designer as a specific binary version: In Altium Designer, with your PCB open. <strong>File &gt;&gt; Save Copy As</strong>, set the <strong>Save as type</strong>: to <strong>PCB 5.0 Binary File (*.PcbDoc)</strong>.</span></p><p style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">The <strong>6.0</strong> format is not yet supported in CircuitStudio, even though it is listed.</span></p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">See <a class="jive-link-wiki-small" href="/products/manufacturers/altium/w/documents/3362/file-compatibility-between-circuitstudio-and-altium-designer">this article</a> for more details of compatibility with Altium Designer.</span></p><div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="font-size: 90%;">Tags: importer, faq, circuitstudio</div>