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PollEx User Guides
Discover PollEx functionality with comprehensive user guides.
Modeler User Guides
This section contains the user guides for the following tools: BOM, CAM, Component Arrangement Plan, CP, Golden Sample, Logic, PCB, Redmark+, and Worksheet Planner.
PCB
PollEx suite is a knowledge-based design-verification toolset for PCB.
Export Design
Export Design to EDA Vendor Formats
PollEx PCB supports exporting to other EDA vendors’ format.

Welcome
What's New
View new features for PollEx 2025.1.
Get Started
Learn the basics and discover the workspace.
PollEx Tutorials
Discover PollEx functionality with interactive tutorials.
PollEx User Guides
Discover PollEx functionality with comprehensive user guides.
- Manufacture User Guides
  This section contains the user guides for the following tools: Block JIG Generator, Compare GDSII, Gerber to PCB, Make Board Paneling, Metal Mask Manager, Mounting Data Extractor, Mounting Emulator, Router-Machine JIG Generator, Solder Quantity Calculator, Soldering Pallet, Test Point Location Generator, and Underfill.
- Modeler User Guides
  This section contains the user guides for the following tools: BOM, CAM, Component Arrangement Plan, CP, Golden Sample, Logic, PCB, Redmark+, and Worksheet Planner.
  - Environment Migration
    Environment migration is a tool that migrates environment files used in the previous version of PollEx to the latest version.
  - BOM
    PollEx BOM is a BOM parsing and formatting tool
  - CAM
    Use PollEx CAM to handle any type of Gerber, such as 274D or 274X, convert 274D to 274X type, and compare each revision data.
  - Component Arrangement Plan
    The Component Arrangement Plan function replaces a paper worksheet with a graphic display report that shows on-board components with their area and marking at first pin.
  - CP
    PollEx Cross Probe (CP) supports two checking types, Same Type Check/Compare and Link and Search.
  - Golden Sample
    PollEx Golden Sample generates guide documents automatically.
  - Logic
    Use PollEx Logic to import and view schematic sheets, designs, check symbols, nets, and object properties.
  - PCB
    PollEx suite is a knowledge-based design-verification toolset for PCB.
    - User Interface
      Explore the PollEx PCB interface.
    - Tool Bar
      The PollEx PCB tool bar contains frequently used menus.
    - View Controls and Selection
      View controls enable you to control the view and display of your model in the modeling window.
    - Manage Files and Data
      Use the File menu to check basic functions, import ECAD files into PollEx PCB, and export working design to 3rd party EDA vendor formats.
    - Import ECAD Files
      Import ASCII files from ECAD vendors.
    - Export Design
      - PollEx ASCII Interface
      - PDB XML
        Export design to XML file, *.PDBX, in PollEx PCB.
      - Export Design to EDA Vendor Formats
        PollEx PCB supports exporting to other EDA vendors’ format.
      - Restricted PDBB
        Save some parts of whole board, after selecting nets and connected components for selected nets.
      - DXF
      - GDSII
        Using this menu, you can export file to be used in GDSII Format.
      - Image
        Using this menu, you can export Image file as *.jpg or *.bmp.
      - ODB++
        You can export design data to ODB++ format.
    - Define Settings
      Under the setting menu, there are many settings for defining default value for using PollEx PCB. Use the menus under Setting in main menu.
    - Change the View
      Use the View menu to control the display more efficiently.
    - Define Properties
      Using Properties menu, you can see and edit properties of objects on board or library link.
    - Explore Tool Functions
      Under the Tools menu, there are many useful functions. Almost functions help you to get documents or reports for nets or components.
    - Analysis
      Refer to each individual user guide for the analysis products in the Solver User Guides Section.
    - Manufacture
      Refer to each individual manual for the manufacturing products.
    - Collaboration
      Redmark is a function to make comments in the design. This function can be used to leave messages or comments to assign tasks.
  - Redmark+
    In Redmark+, it is enabled to get the upgrade features for mark-up tools such as drawing object, text, measurement and reply, history, and so on.
  - Worksheet Planner
- Solver User Guides
  This section contains the user guides for the following tools: PI, SI, SI Explorer, and Thermal.
- Verification User Guides
  This section contains the user guides for the following tools: DFA, DFE, DFE+, DFM, and Logic DFE.
- UPE User Guides
  This section contains the PollEx UPE user guide.
PollEx Installation Guide
Instruction to install PollEx 2025.1.

Export Design to EDA Vendor Formats

PollEx PCB supports exporting to other EDA vendors’ format.

From the menu bar, click PollEx PCB > File > Export To. PollEx PCB can export eight different types of EDA vendors: Ansys Neutral File, Ansys SIWave File, Cadence Sigrity File, Keysight 3070, Keysight ADS File, Keysight ABL File(XML), Zuken Hostage, and IPC-2581B.

Restriction: If a design file does not have net lists or layer stackup information, it cannot be exported to EDA vendor formats.

Ansys Neutral (*.anf)

Using this menu, you can export file to be used in Ansys Neutral. From the menu bar, click File > Export To > Ansys Neutral (*.anf).

Figure 1.

Ansys SIwave (*.siw)

Using this menu, you can export file to be used in Ansys SIWave. From the menu bar, click File > Export To > Ansys SIwave (*.siw).

Figure 2.

Cadence Sigrity (*.spd)

Using this menu, you can export file to be used in Sigrity SPD. From the menu bar, click File > Export To > Cadence Sigrity (*.spd).

Figure 3.

Keysight 3070

Using this menu, you can export file to be used in Keysight 3070. From the menu bar, click PollEx PCB > File > Export To > Keysight 3070.

PollEx PCB supports AGILENT i3070 format and exports a location report for test point.

Figure 4.

Keysight ADS File

Using this menu, you can export file to be used in Keysight ADS. From the menu bar, click PollEx PCB > File > Export To > Keysight ADS (*.adfi).

Keysight ABL (*.xml)

Using this menu, you can export file to be used in Keysight ABL. From the menu bar, click PollEx PCB > File > Export To > Keysight ABL (*.xml).

Zuken Hot-Stage (*.rif)

Using this menu, you can export file to be used in Zuken Hotstage. From the menu bar, click PollEx PCB > File > Export To > Zuken Hot-Stage (*.rif).

Figure 5.

IPC-2581B

Using this menu, you can export file to be used in IPC-2581. From the menu bar, click PollEx PCB > File > Export To > IPC-2581B.