Chapter 2
Beginning a Design
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National Instruments Corporation
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Opening an Existing File
Complete the following steps to open an existing file:
1.
Choose
File»Open
. A standard file section dialog box appears, with
the
Files of Type
list defaulted to Ultiboard files.
2.
In the
Files of type
list, choose the kind of file to open. You can open
the following:
•
Ultiboard files (
*.ewprj
).
•
Orcad files (
*.max
,
*.llb
).
•
Protel files (
*.pcb
,
*.ddb
).
•
Gerber files (
*.g
).
•
DXF files (
*.dxf
).
•
Ultiboard 4 & 5 design files (
*.ddf
).
•
Ultiboard 4 & 5 libraries (
*.l55
).
•
Netlist files (
*.ewnet
,
*.net
,
*.nt7
).
•
Calay netlist files (
*.net
).
Note
To view all files in the folder created by NI Circuit Design Suite software, and any
other software, select
*.*
.
3.
Select a file from the list displayed and click
Open
. The file opens,
along with its associated project.
•
If you open an Ultiboard project file, you see the designs within
that project in the
Projects
tab
•
If you opened a
.ddf
file, you see the design appear in the
workspace. A file with the same name is created automatically.
Saving and Closing
To save a file, right-click on the project file name in the
Projects
tab and,
from the context menu, choose
Save
or choose
File»Save
. Saving a file
also saves the designs in the file. You can also select a file in the
Projects
tab and click the save icon. Saving a design also saves a file (and therefore
any other designs in the file).
To save a file with a new name and/or location, choose
File»Save As
and
provide the new name and/or location. All designs in the file are saved in
the new location.
