Error when launching IPC-2581 exporter

e14softwareuk — Wed, 06 Oct 2021 21:28:59 GMT

Current Revision posted to Documents by e14softwareuk on 10/6/2021 9:28:59 PM

Applies to Version: [1.4.1]

Error Report

There is a known issue where the IPC-2581 exporter fails with an error message similar to:

Error while initializing IPC-2581 Support CLR Host: Unable to create .Net object Altium.OutputJobFactory from assembly C:\ProgramData\Altium\CircuitStudio\{guid}\Extenions\\IPC2581_CS Dev\Altium.Ipc2581.dll

{guid} will be a long number and unique to that particular installation.

How to Fix

This is a simple error to fix, just follow the steps below.

Shut down CircuitStudio
Go to the folder mentioned in the error message, the path up to the Extensions folder:
C:\ProgramData\Altium\CircuitStudio {guid}\Extensions
Within the Extensions folder is a folder named IPC2581_CS.
Rename this to IPC2581_CS Dev (note the space before Dev)
Within the Extensions folder there is a file named ExtensionsRegistry.xml
Open this file in a plain text editor such as Notepad.
Near the bottom of the file there is an entry:
<Path>C:\ProgramData\Altium\CircuitStudio {guid}\Extensions\IPC2581_CS</Path>
Please add the " Dev" part that is missing:
<Path>C:\ProgramData\Altium\CircuitStudio {guid}\Extensions\IPC2581_CS Dev</Path>
Save the file and launch CircuitStudio

Everything should now work as expected.

Tags: platform, circuitstudio