Re: Mentor Expedition: EDIF import

newsmail5_at_gustad.com
Date: 11/22/04 

Date: 22 Nov 2004 16:40:07 +0100

Jim Thompson <thegreatone@example.com> writes:

> On 22 Nov 2004 16:17:51 +0100, newsmail5@gustad.com wrote:
>
> >Jim Thompson <thegreatone@example.com> writes:
> >
> >> On 22 Nov 2004 11:30:54 +0100, newsmail5@gustad.com wrote:
> >>
> >> >
> >> >I can generate an EDIF netlist of my design. I would like to send this
> >> >to a third party which are using Mentor Expedition. Is this possible?
> >> >
> >> >Petter
> >>
> >> Only if you get lucky. EDIF was created by a committee of developers
> >> of competing CAD programs. Thus NO ONE follows the _standard_ :-(
> >
> >I can manipulate the EDIF and add attributes etc. if I know what kinds
> >of structures and attributes are required by Expedition, or if this is
> >possible at all.
> >
> >Petter
>
> If you have a cooperative person on the Mentor side, have him generate
> an EDIF for you to study.

Come to think of it I already have a sample EDIF file from Expedition,
maybe I'll just ask if it works to import it into a fresh project to
verify that it works before I start generating such a beast...

Petter 

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