Before you start working with PADS I/O Designer and PADS Designer, ensure that the following conditions are satisfied:
PADS Designer installed and path to its executables is set in PADS I/O Designer under Setup > Settings + Paths.
In PADS I/O Designer, the Export type is set toPADS Designer under Setup > Settings + Symbol Editor + Export.
Note
PADS I/O Designer does not support multiple instances of the same PADS I/O Designer component.
Importing an Existing PADS Designer Project
Go to Setup > Settings and make sure the scheme is set to PADS Designer.
Go to Import > PCB Design Wizard.
In the Project Path field, enter the path to the required PADS Designer project or click Browse to navigate to it.
Click Next.
Select the symbols that you want to import. If you want PADS I/O Designer to generate a functional symbol for each PCB symbol, select the Generate Functional Blocks for PCB Symbols option. If you want to change the symbol type, you can do it by double-clicking the Type column in a symbol entry.
Note
By default, PADS I/O Designer lists only symbols with the following attributes:
DEVICE (for netlist flow) and PKG_TYPE (for PADS Designer)
To browse all available symbols, set the Show All Symbols option.
Click Next.
Set the device that you want to use for the imported design. PADS I/O Designer tries to recognize the correct device to use, but still gives you the ability to choose a different one.