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 How to down rev Allegro PCB 16.2 libraries to 15.7? 

Last post Tue, Oct 5 2010 5:20 AM by Rik Lee. 2 replies.
Started by Emilly 04 Oct 2010 05:55 PM. Topic has 2 replies.
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  • Mon, Oct 4 2010 5:55 PM

    • Emilly
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    How to down rev Allegro PCB 16.2 libraries to 15.7? Reply

    Hi,

    Is there a way to down rev Allegro PCB 16.2 libraries to 15.7? 

    thanks.

    Em 

     

     

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  • Tue, Oct 5 2010 4:51 AM

    • KeithP
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    Re: How to down rev Allegro PCB 16.2 libraries to 15.7? Reply

     I may be wrong but I do not think there is a way to downrev libraries but there is a mechanism to downrev .brd files, you will find discussions about this elsewhere in the forum. Anyway, you can then File -> Export Libraries.

    So I suppose you could take one of each of your library parts and place them in a .brd file, downrev the .brd file and then export the libraries.

    Worth a go…

    KP

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  • Tue, Oct 5 2010 5:20 AM

    • Rik Lee
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    Re: How to down rev Allegro PCB 16.2 libraries to 15.7? Reply

    Donwreving libraries (psm, bsm, osm, fsm, ssm, pad) entities IS supported. Downreving board files to an earlier release is NOT supported.

    To downrev a library part or parts you open a shell/DOS window in the directory where the part(s) are stored and type

    downrev_library

    Help on the downrev_library command:

     downrev_library

    Command line arguments for downrev_library
            This provides support to downrev library parts from a
            16.x to 15.x release. It supports the following database
            types; psm, bsm, osm, fsm, ssm, pad. It does NOT support boards
            (brd) or drawings (dra).

            It requires that the user have a license to run
            Allegro PCB Librarian Expert (PX3500).


    downrev_library  <input design(s)> [-outfile <output design>]

        Arguments:
            <input design(s)>
                  Wildcards can be used to process multiple databases
            [<output design>]
                  Optional output design name. If not present will overwrite
                  input file. Ignored if more then 1 input file present then
                  this option is ignored.



    Standard command line arguments:

            [-help]
                    - This information
            [-version]
                    - Program prints its version and exits
            [-versionLong]
                    - Program prints its long version (if available) and exits

    Legend:
            [...] - optional argument
            <...> - provide indicated data. Typically a filename.
            |     - provide one of these arguments. Example -j|-o
            ...   - required argument
            -$    - most Allegro programs accept this argument which means
                    do not prompt for missing command line arguments

     

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