Comparing a PCB with Artwork

You can visually compare PCB designs or schematic drawings. In Compare mode for EDA files, EDA options such as Select Entity, Entity Search dialog box and Entity Filter are available.

Open the PCB file that you want to compare with the artwork.

From the Analysis menu, select Compare.

The Open dialog box appears.

Enter the file name or browse to locate the artwork file you want to compare with the PCB file.

Click Open.

The PCB-Artwork Comparison dialog box appears.

From the box, select the PCB Physical layer that represents the artwork.

For example, TOP or BOTTOM.

Click OK.

AutoVue displays three windows, the first displaying the original PCB drawing, the second displaying the Artwork drawing, and the third the Comparison Result window.

To exit Compare mode, from the File menu, select Exit Compare.

The original file appears in the AutoVue workspace.

Note: From the AutoVue toolbar, you can also click Exit Compare .