ODB++ Import Window

The ODB++ Import window, along with the Netex-G window, is automatically opened during the import of an ODB++ archive file or directory. The ODB++ window allows you to specify and open an ODB++ archive file or directory of a product model and populate the Netex-G window in order to import the ODB++ files into a Sonnet project.

Input: This section of the dialog box allows you to specify an ODB++ archive or directory to import into Netex-G. If you wish to input an ODB++ archive file (.tgz, .tar, .gz, .zip or .tar), you select the File radio button. If you wish to specify a directory that contains the ODB++ files, select the Directory radio button. You may directly edit the Input text entry box with the filename or path of the directory or click on the Open button. If you click on the Open button when there is nothing entered in the text entry box, a browse window appears to allow you to select the file or directory on your system, then it is opened. If there is an entry, it is opened.

File: Click on this radio button if you wish to import an ODB++ archive file. You may directly edit the filename in the text entry box below, or use a Browse window to find the file on your system. Note that the browse window appears if you click on the Open button when there is no entry in the Input text entry box.

Directory: Click on this radio button if you wish to import an ODB++ directory. You may directly edit the path in the text entry box below, or use a Browse window to find the directory on your system. Note that the browse window appears if you click on the Open button when there is no entry in the Input text entry box.

Open: Click on this button to open the ODB++ archive file or directory. If no file or directory is identified in the Input text entry box, then a browse window is opened to allow you to choose the file or directory. Once the file or directory is identified, it is opened. A progress window appears during the open and when it is complete, a message appears with "Open Status: Successful." The dialog box is updated with the contents of the archive file or directory with all of the layers listed.

Preview: Click on this button to preview your circuit in the Gerber Viewer. 

Import: Clicking on this button translates the ODB++ files into Gerber layer and control files. Once the conversion is complete, the Netex-G window is updated with the inputs. Layers appear in the stackup and any drill files are also incorporated. Once this process is done, you then may proceed in the same manner as you would for a Gerber Job File import.