Protel Viewer: View, Markup & Collaborate on protel layouts & schematics with Oracle's AutoVue

Oracle's AutoVue products are the only solutions on the market that provide native viewing, markup and real-time collaboration for a wide variety of PCBs and EDA/ECAD formats. Support ranges from PCB/IC design and database formats, to schematics and layouts to manufacturing/fabrication formats.

AutoVue is the leading viewer for Protel Layouts, Protel Schematics and 450 other EDA, 2D CAD, 3D CAD and office formats. As the market’s leading Protel viewer, AutoVue views all supported formats natively – no conversion or authoring applications required.

Below is a list of the Protel formats and extensions supported in AutoVue.

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View a complete list of all formats supported in AutoVue.

• View all relevant EDA formats including: Artwork formats, PCB / IC Layouts, Schematics and Manufacturing formats.
• Convert files to DXF, HPGL, TIFF and more
• Take precise measurements from your Protel file using the snapping feature: position the cursor precisely on the endpoint / midpoint of a line, the intersection of two nets, the center of a circle, or on any pin / via / symbol origin.
• Verify Design: test for manufacturability or design violations.
• Toggle the layers of your Protel file on and off at a single click of the mouse.
• Access pre-defined layer sets, views, or define your own
• Highlight and trace the path of a net or signal through various PCB layers and across multiple schematic pages.
• Toggle the layers of your Protel PCB on and off at a single click of the mouse.
• Generate and export BOMs (Bill of Materials) from your Protel files in a variety of formats.
• Highlight and Zoom to selected Nets or Components.
• Highlight all Net Connectivity on a selected Component / Pin / Via / Pad.
  

All stakeholders within and outside an organization can access native PCB design and manufacturing data and provide feedback at all stages of the design process. Customers, employees, engineers, reviewers, suppliers and manufacturers can analyze and collaborate on PCBs before they go to fabrication, improving product quality, reducing time-to-market, avoiding costly errors, and providing a substantial ROI.

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Platforms:
AutoVue is available in both Desktop and Web editions. AutoVue Web Edition allows users to view design data over any network or the Internet, directly from within a web browser and perform annotations/markups, without ever installing anything on the desktop. Collaboration capabilities allow users to schedule meetings to discuss and review PCBs from anywhere in the world, in Real-Time. All this is done without ever requiring users to own a license of the authoring application.

Integration:
Integrations with major document management, PLM and ERP systems provide workflow control and allow for the checking in and management of markup/redline files. Integrations exist for: Agile, Documentum, MatrixOne, SAP, and SharePoint. AutoVue's open API allows for ease of integration with other host systems as well as simplifying any customization required. For more information about our integrations, click here.