Importing Symbols and Schematics
PADS I/O Designer can import symbols and schematics from external files. This allows you to modify symbols and schematics outside PADS I/O Designer using an external tool and then incorporate these changes into the symbol in PADS I/O Designer. The process of updating PADS I/O Designer symbols and schematics based on external tool information is called back annotation. When you make any changes to the symbol and switch back to PADS I/O Designer, the tool will inform you that the symbol needs to be updated by showing a yellow update indicator in the bottom-right corner. If you double-click the indicator, the Synchronization Wizard will prompt you to update symbols.
Similarly, if you make changes in the tool that require running the export process, PADS I/O Designer will notify you using the yellow synchronization indicator.
