Mentor Graphics Part Library Interface

Import Board Station and Expedition part library files.

1. Import Board Station library.
   1. From the menu file, click File > Import > Mentor Graphics - Board Station.
      The MentorBoardStation dialog opens.
   2. For Part File Path, select the catalog file of the part library.
      The catalog file contains the part information such as part numbers, logic symbol names and footprint names, and its extension is *.csv.
   3. For Library File Path, select the folder path containing the part library.
2. Import Expedition library.
   1. From the menu file, click File > Import > Mentor Graphics - Expedition.
   2. Select the necessary files.
      • JobPrefs
      • Cell
      • Padstack
      • NetProps
      • Layout
      • PartDB
3. Click OK.

   
   
   Figure 1.