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Import MCAD Baseline
Created: March 01, 2019 | Updated: February 09, 2021
| Applies to versions: 19.0, 19.1, 20.0, 20.1 and 20.2
Now reading version 19.1. For the latest, read: Import MCAD Baseline for version 22
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The Import MCAD Baseline dialog
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The Import MCAD Baseline dialog is used to Import an IDX file (MCAD Baseline.idx). This file type is used for collaborating between ECAD and MCAD domains. Altium Designer facilitates this collaboration using the Mechanical CAD Collaboration extension, which is necessary to access this dialog.
Access Copy Link Copied
From the PCB Editor, click File » Import » MCAD IDX Baseline from the main menus.
The Mechanical CAD Collaboration extension (shown below) must be installed to access this dialog.
The extension can be found on the Purchased tab of the Extensions & Updates page (accessed by using the
drop-down at the top-right of the workspace then choosing Extensions and Updates).
The extension can be found on the Purchased tab of the Extensions & Updates page (accessed by using the
drop-down at the top-right of the workspace then choosing Extensions and Updates).Options/Controls Copy Link Copied
- Input MCAD Baseline File - click
to browse for and select the desired IDX file to be imported. - Output PCB File - click to browse for and select the desired PCB file into which proposed changes are to be synchronized.