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Supported ECAD Systems
Some of the common ECAD Systems capable of producing the IDF files required
by CircuitWorks products are listed below. Even if the system you use isn't
listed, it's still possible it might be capable of producing the files required
by CircuitWorks. If in doubt, please try looking in the help file of your ECAD system,
or contacting your ECAD vendor.
Don't forget that an IDF 2.0 or 3.0 'file' is actually two files on disk, one normally
has the suffix *.emn, and one normally has the suffix *.emp, although
other suffix pairs are also used. CircuitWorks
needs both files in the same location with the same name
to work correctly - e.g.
'example.emn' and 'example.emp'. IDF 4.0 files are normally a
single file on disk with the suffix *.idf, so a typical IDF 4.0 file would be 'example.idf'.
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Vendor |
System |
IDF 2.0 |
IDF 3.0 |
IDF 4.0 |
Website |
Comments |
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Altium |
Designer |
Import & Export |
Import & Export |
No |
www.altium.com |
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Altium |
P-CAD PCB |
Import & Export |
Import & Export |
No |
www.altium.com |
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Kovac Software |
AutoTRAX EDA |
Export only |
No |
No |
www.autotraxeda.com |
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Cadence |
Allegro |
Import & Export |
Import & Export |
No |
www.cadence.com |
IDF 3.0 from v15.1
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Cadence |
Orcad Layout |
Import & Export |
No |
No |
www.orcad.com |
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CIM-Team GmbH |
CADES-G |
Import & Export |
Import & Export |
No |
www.cim-team.com |
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I.B. Friedrich |
Target 3001! |
Export only |
No |
No |
www.ibfriedrich.com |
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Intercept |
Pantheon |
Import & Export |
Import & Export |
No |
www.intercept.com |
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Mentor Graphics |
BoardStation |
Import & Export |
Import & Export |
No |
www.mentor.com |
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Mentor Graphics |
Expedition PCB |
Import & Export |
Import & Export |
No |
www.mentor.com |
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Mentor Graphics |
Supermax E-CAD |
Import & Export |
Import & Export |
No |
www.mentor.com |
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Mentor Graphics |
PADS Power PCB |
Imports & Exports* |
Imports & Exports* |
No |
www.mentor.com |
*IDF Link module available as a cost option. |
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Number One Systems |
Easy-PC |
Export only* |
Export only* |
No |
www.numberone.com |
*Available as a cost option.
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WestDev Limited |
Pulsonix |
Import & Export |
Import & Export |
No |
www.pulsonix.com |
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Tsien |
BoardMaker 3 |
Export only |
No |
No |
www.tsien.info |
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Yokogawa Digital Computer |
Cadvance |
No |
Import & Export |
Export Only |
www.ydc.co.jp |
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Valor |
Trilogy 5000 |
Import & Export |
Import & Export |
No |
www.valor.com |
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Valor |
Enterprise 3000 |
Import & Export |
Import & Export |
No |
www.valor.com |
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Visionics |
EDWin XP |
No |
Export only |
No |
www.edwinxp.com |
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Zuken
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CadStar |
Import & Export* |
Import & Export* |
No |
www.zuken.com |
*Not included in product. Additional software required. |
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Zuken |
CR-5000 |
Import & Export |
No |
No |
www.zuken.com |
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Zuken |
Theda Autoboard |
Import & Export |
Import & Export |
No |
www.zuken.com |
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Supported Thermal Modeling Systems
The IDF file format can also be used to interchange ECAD data between an
ECAD System and a Thermal Modeling System. Thermal Modeling Systems are widely used
by electronics designers to analyze heat transfer problems in electronic packages
and boards. A list of Thermal Modeling Systems with support for the IDF file format
is listed below:
If you spot an error, or know of a Thermal Modeling or ECAD System that can import or export the IDF file format which isn't listed here, then please
Contact Us
so we can update the information.
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