ALinks for EDA Option
ANSYS ALinks for EDA streamlines the transfer of design databases from popular third-party EDA layout tools into ANSYS electromagnetic, thermal and mechanical simulation products. EDA links are available for a number of tools offered by Altium, Cadence, Mentor Graphics, Sigrity and Zuken.
ALinks for EDA is critical for applications in which design automation is necessary to bring together electromagnetic, mechanical and fluid analyses with automated design entry. With ALinks, selected components in your IC, electronic package or printed circuit board design can be automatically translated and converted into ready-to-simulate models, freeing you from time-consuming and error-prone design re-entry.
Geometry Formats
Cadence |
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Allegro |
16.0, 16.1, 16.2, 16.3, 16.5, 16.6 |
APD |
16.0, 16.1, 16.2, 16.3, 16.5, 16.6 |
SiP Digital/RF |
16.0, 16.1, 16.2, 16.3, 16.5, 16.6 |
Virtuoso |
5.10, 6.14 & 6.15, 16.6 (Linux only) |
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Mentor Graphics |
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Expedition |
v2005, v2007.1 through EE7.9 |
Boardstation |
8.x (uses HKP design flow) |
Boardstation XE |
v2007, v2007.1, v2007.2, v2007.3 and v2007.7 (uses HKP design flow) |
PADS |
PowerPCB v5.2a, v2005 and v2007 |
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Zuken |
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CR5000 |
10 and higher (Zuken translator for .anf & .cmp) |
CR8000 |
2013 and higher (Zuken translator for .anf &.cmp) |
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ODB++ |
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Altium Designer |
R10, AD13 & AD14 |
Mentor Expedition |
EE7.9.2 and greater |
Mentor PADS |
9.4 and greater |
Zuken Cadstar |
12.1 and greater |
Cadence OrCAD |
16.3 and greater |