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Importing Mentor Graphics DxDesigner Schematics into OrCAD (v17.2)

ctocci

Folks,

A client of mine exported their MG DxDesigner schematic to me in an EDIF format (actually *.edn), it seems to import when I import from the OrCAD main menu, but there is no schematic generated (*.DSN).  When I look at the importation log (edi2cap.log) all I see is a whole bunch of lines saying the same thing, namely:

EDIF 200: Info: source line 14: no distance scale defined for current library

I get this output 40 times and the log entry exits with the following:

EDIF 200 parsing finished
Design has no schematics => OrCAD Schematic will not be created
Design library has no Symbols => OrCAD library will not be created
Comment => Maybe you are converting Netlist project

I double checked with the CAD guy doing the exportation and it is a schematic and not a netlist file.

Does anybody else get this problem when importing Mentor Graphics schematics?

Chris

  • The Import to Capture gets controlled by a Configuration File and the Export from DX Designer likely has a similar arrangement. The issue is that the configuration files are setup for different "dialects" of EDIF, so DX Designer will Export / Import its "dialect" and Capture will Export / Import its "dialect" but that doesn't mean that you can "trivially" transfer EDIF between the tools. Take a look at eTools from elgris.com for translation between vendor "dialects".

  • in reply to oldmouldy

    where is possible read the specific of the EDIF language to try to see the different "dialects" of the Mentor and Cadence use in the description of the elements?

  • The EDN netlist is an EDIF netlist file. You got a message that "Design has no schematics" which is probably true.

    If you assume that you got a schematic EDIF file, then submit it to cadence's support. They will be able to resolve this situation.

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