The PDI is a CAD-aware, perishable snapshot of the design that captures limited information such as components, net connectivity and basic geometrics, excluding design primitive data that would be required to fully comprehend and author changes to the design.

The Viewer processes the design source files to create a Published Design Impression, or PDI. The A365 Viewer protects the IP rights of design owners while retaining the CAD design details via a new process called Published Design Impression (PDI).

As an example, a well-known developer of electronics hardware and software kits, Arduino, is helping engineers and makers to easily and quickly visualize the PCB designs and assemblies available in their product kits, by embedding the A365 Viewer on the Arduino website. Other popular PCB design software formats will be supported in the near future.Īnyone can easily embed the viewer on their website, free of charge, by visiting . The A365 Viewer is designed to work with multiple eCAD formats, currently supporting Autodesk Eagle and Altium Designer. Using the A365 Viewer requires no CAD tools or experience. For example, the A365 Viewer allows users to search for, select, cross-probe and inspect components and nets while moving seamlessly between schematic, PCB and 3D views of their board. With the new A365 Viewer, an interactive experience is created that retains all of the key relevant information that’s typically lost when sharing static files. Until now, designers have been forced to share their PCB designs through PDFs or static images. Simplicity is the Ultimate Sophistication The A365 Viewer is part of Altium’s cloud strategy and newly launched Altium 365 cloud platform. Schematics, PCB layout, and 3D visualization provide an interactive eCAD experience with no downloads or installations required. The A365 Viewer, powered by the Altium 365 cloud platform, is a brand new, and innovative way to view and share electronic designs through a browser on any web-enabled desktop, phone or tablet. Visually stunning, interactive CAD centric renditions of user PCBs, including Schematic, PCB, 3D and BOM all easily available through a browser on any web-enabled device.

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