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If Extracta.exe is not installed on the same PC as Altium Designer, you can manually run the extraction process on the PC where the Extracta utility is installed. Importing when Allegro is not on the same PC as Altium Designer
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Note that the Wizard also performs file version checking, Allegro files up to 17.2 are currently supported by the Wizard. The process of running the Wizard is outlined below. If Altium Designer is installed on the same PC as Cadence Allegro, the extraction process can be handled automatically by the Altium Designer Import Wizard. Importing when Allegro is on the same PC as Altium Designer
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Note: If this command fails it may be that Extracta.exe does not have the correct Windows Path defined, refer to this Altium Knowledge Base article for detailed information on configuring the Path System Environment Variable for Extracta. To check the version of Extracta, open a Windows Command prompt and enter Extracta -version. Supported Binary File VersionsĮxtracta will only extract data from Allegro binary ( *.brd) PCB files whose version is the same as, or lower, than the version of Extracta being used. The binary-to-ASCII translation is performed by the Cadence utility called Extracta, a configurable command-line utility that is capable of extracting and translating data from the binary PCB file, with the extraction process controlled by a Command file that details the data required to be extracted. To import a binary Allegro PCB file ( *.brd), the file must be translated from binary to ASCII. The Altium Designer Import Wizard can directly import Allegro ASCII format PCB files ( *.alg) and Allegro footprint files (*.dra). The Allegro Importer must be enabled in the Altium Designer's Platform Configuration. Select Extensions and Updates from the Configuration menu ( show image ), click the Configure button under the view’s Installed tab and then check the Allegro option in the Importers\Exporters section. The extension can be enabled in the Configure Platform page in the Extension & Updates view. If the Allegro Design Files option is not available in the Import Wizard, that indicates that the Importer extension was not added during the initial installation of Altium Designer. The Allegro PCB files (up to version 17.2) are translated to Altium Designer PCB files by the Wizard’s Allegro importer, which is included as an Altium Designer platform extension. To support the need to load and work with Cadence ® Allegro ™ Design files, Altium Designer’s Import Wizard includes the capability to import Allegro PCB designs in binary ( *.brd - check the import prerequisites), ASCII ( *.alg) forms (which are translated to Altium Designer PCB files ( *.PcbDoc)), and Allegro footprint files ( *.dra) (which are translated into Altium Designer PCB library files ( *.PcbLib).