de_export_design()

Exports the current layout or schematic in given format. Options are set via appropriate options file for the export format. Returns: none.

See also: de_import_design().

Syntax:

de_export_design(designType, "outputFileName");

where

designType is a numerical value indicating type of output design, where:

designType	Numeric Equivalent	Description
DE_HPIFF_FILE	11	IFF
DE_GDSII_FILE	1	GDSII Stream Format
DE_IGES_FILE	2	IGES
DE_HPGL2_FILE	3	HPGL/2
DE_MASK_FILE	4	Mask File (.msk)
DE_EGSGEN_FILE	9	EGS Generate Format
DE_EGSARC_FILE	10	EGS Archive Format
DE_GERBER_FILE	12	ACS MTOOLS Gerber
DE_GERBER_VIEWER	16	ACS MTOOLS Gerber Viewer
DE_DXF_FILE	13	ACS MTOOLS DXF
DE_DXF_ASM800_FILE	19	DXF (hierarchical)
DE_MGCPCB_FILE	-16	MGC/PCB

outputFileName is the file name where output will be written

Example:

The example outputs the current design in GDSII format.

de_export_design(DE_GDSII_FILE, "mmicAmp");

Where Used:

Schematic, Layout