Free visECAD Viewer Software
visECAD Collaboration Solutions
The visECAD Viewer gives read-only access to complete PCB schematic and layout design data in an easy-to-use Windows application.
Free. No charge for this 12-month license, which can be renewed.
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Software Details
The free visECAD Viewer is a fully functional application for viewing schematic and layout designs in a neutral CCZ format. These files are available natively from the following design and manufacturing solutions:
- Expedition Enterprise 2007.X and later
- DxDesigner 2007.5 and later
- PADS Layout 9.0 and later
- CAMCAD Assembly Flow
- Updated to support encrypted CCZ/CCE for the EE7.9.3 flow release
visECAD Viewer Features
- Load schematic or layout CCZ files
- Print with Preview
- Query, Find, Zoom navigation
- Design Layer List Coloring
- Measure
- External cross probing of layout data to Expedition and PADS design tools
- Geometry View
Compare visECAD Features
Explore
| Feature | Free visECAD Viewer | visECAD |
|---|---|---|
| Load and View Single File | ||
| Layout Data | ||
| Schematic Data | ||
| View either Board or Panel data | ||
| Highlight and Query any design element | ||
| Control Layer visibility, color, and display order | ||
| View Geometries used in design | ||
| Create re-usable, user defined PCB Views | ||
| Automatic Zoom and Pan | ||
| Interactively Measure any design features | ||
| Print and Print Preview | ||
| External Cross probe to Expedition Layout | ||
| External Cross probe to PADS Layout | ||
| Load and View multiple Schematic Layout files | ||
| Cross link Schematic and Layout files | ||
| Load and cross link Bill Of Materials Files | ||
| Rule driven Component and Net coloring | ||
| Image capture to Clipboard |
Compare
| Feature | Free visECAD Viewer | visECAD |
|---|---|---|
| Graphical Layout Compare | ||
| Layout Data Compare | ||
| Schematic and Layout Net list Compare |
Collaborate
| Feature | Free visECAD Viewer | visECAD |
|---|---|---|
| Author User-tracked mark-ups and redlines | ||
| Create specific review topics and issues | ||
| Define unique Collaboration Views for review | ||
| Import/Append/Export Collaboration Notes |
Review
| Feature | Free visECAD Viewer | visECAD |
|---|---|---|
| Review DRC violations | ||
| Disposition DRC's | ||
| Add User-tracked Comments to DRC's |
Report
| Feature | Free visECAD Viewer | visECAD |
|---|---|---|
| Create Custom Reports and Templates | ||
| Design Summary Report | ||
| Placement Report | ||
| Netlist Report | ||
| Line Length Report | ||
| DRC Report |
Requirements
The Free visECAD Viewer software requires the following:
- Hardware Platform
- PC
- Operating Systems
- Windows 7, 2000, XP, Vista
- .NET Framework V3.5
- System Requirements
- 2 GB RAM or higher recommended
- 20 MB free disk space
- License Configuration
- Time based; Nodelocked: Windows 2000, XP, Vista
- Windows 7
Resources
- visECAD Datasheet (PDF)