Make sure Altium Designer is updated to at least 15.1.13.To import a Circuit Studio PCB file into Altium Designer: Altium supports simply opening the Circuit Studio schematic file in Altium Designer, however the PCB file must be imported. The most common concern is getting stranded in CS once the needs of the company drive them to AD. Exporting an Altium Designer PCB file and opening in CS.Importing a Circuit Studio PCB file into Altium Designer.And the schematic and PCB libraries created in either program can be opened natively by the other! There is also a way to take an AD design and open it in CS.

While most small companies don’t have a need for all of the features provided in high-end tools like Altium Designer, the natural state of most entrepreneurs is first and foremost ‘optimistic.’ Surely their company will one day need the most advanced tools, so does it make sense to be ready for future growth by getting the best tool today? Usually, the answer is, ‘Not at that price we need to keep the lights on!’įor those companies that want to serve their simple needs of today while making the upgrade path to advanced tools easy, Altium designed Circuit Studio (CS) files to be imported in Altium Designer (AD). With every hour of CAD design spent in the tool, and with each board released to production, it gets harder to change programs. The decision of which PCB CAD program to buy is huge anytime a professional design is undertaken.

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