AIF Reader/Writer Support Page for Cadence APD/SIPArtwork is repsponsible for supporting the AIF reader and writer that ships with Cadence APD and SIP products. Cadence users should file a support ticket with Cadence who will then pass the information along to Artwork. We highly recommend that the end user includes a sample AIF file and associated MCM/SIP file (assuming it is related to the support issue.) |
Problem ReportsProblem reports and their status/resolution are shown below: AIF IMPORT FAILS on SPB16.6 Linux - 07-30-2013 End user reported [CCR1172576] that he was unable to import any AIF file after upgrading from 16.5 to 16.6. The error message was generated during the create symbol step: Create symbol started. Error(SPMSHCS-1): Symbol is missing a refdes Error(SPMSHCS-1): Symbol is missing a refdes Error(SPMSHA1-291): Create Symbol has been aborted. Further testing indicated that this was not Linux specific; the problem was also observed on Windows. Resolution A change in SPB from 16.5 to 16.6 requires the code to specifically call out the type of package where previously this was not a requirement. The AIF importer code was updated and a new context for Linux and Windows has been released. End user's can download the context, copy it over the current one and the problem will be resolved. |
DownloadsAIF for SPB 16.6 (LINUX) aif_v239_SPB166_linux.cxt 161Kb AIF for SBP 16.6 (WINDOWS) |
a) only use this update for SBP 16.6. b) after downloading the correct context c) copy over the old aif.cxt d) location is <SPB_root>/share/pcb/etc |