Comparing a Schematic Part and PCB Footprint

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You can use CIP to compare Capture symbols and PCB footprints of a part from Capture.

To compare a Capture symbol and PCB footprint, open the desired part from Capture. Click the Compare button Button_compare to open a side-by-side view of the schematic part and PCB footprint.

CIP Compare Button to Compare Footprint and Symbol Pins

CIP Compare Button to Compare Footprint and Symbol Pins

 

Allegro PCB Editor opens each PCB footprint associated with the part and extracts the pin count and pin numbers for each footprint. The pin numbers and count from each footprint is compared to the pin numbers and count for the Schematic Part. When all pin numbers and counts match, the following pop up message opens.  

Pin Compare Successfully Completed

Pin Compare Successfully Completed

If discrepancies are found, the pin numbers and counts for each part are documented in the Pin Compare Report, as shown in the following figure.

Pin Compare Report

Pin Compare Report

If a PCB Editor license is unavailable at the time, the Pin Compare Report informs you the system was unable to get footprint pin data.

CIP Pin Compare Report with Unavailable Footprint Data

CIP Pin Compare Report with Unavailable Footprint Data

Note: Mechanical pins are excluded in the comparison.