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How to switch between PADS releases
本帖最后由 BUGLIN 于 2012-3-20 00:05 编辑
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How to switch between PADS releases when they are installed to different target locations* V5 p# ~) t" [' s6 p
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+ c5 |8 b/ ^3 ~, X( }/ Z! gThe recommended approach is to always install PADS releases into the same target location (by default C:\MentorGraphics). By doing so the only step to switch releases is to run the "MGC SDD Configurator" from the Start Menu ("Mentor Graphics SDD" folder).
" N2 ?0 h- K k) M) r7 qFor the best practices for a successful PADS Flow installation, refer to TechNote MG550777! k9 k7 f2 G0 I9 q% J2 ^
In cases where PADS releases are installed to different installation targets, there is an additional step required to successfully switch releases. Follow the instructions below.1 U* Q: p* w( w. l7 ]! y
Procedure for switching between PADS releases:; l. ~0 [5 Z0 ]# W- B9 a0 D/ C
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The following sample data will be used to demonstrate the switching procedure. Adjust the PADS releases and target locations as necessary.
5 `) a, W+ P9 c( f, E1 JPADS9.3.1 is installed to "C:\Program Files\Mentor Graphics"
$ F% _( m! l2 H* U8 IPADS9.4 is installed to "C:\MentorGraphics" (recommended location)
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2 D/ I% C$ I" XSwitching from PADS9.4 to PADS9.3.1
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Run the following commands from the command prompt window (cmd.exe) or the Start>Run area:) }4 g6 g) z) m) K, {
"C:\MentorGraphics\win32\configurator.exe" -clean
; B3 _' r% V4 Y* l! V) [% i) A"C:\Program Files\Mentor Graphics\win32\configurator.exe"
) l9 U4 E9 h6 _( g, pNote: The double-quotes are only necessary if you are using a target location that contains spaces
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) K- u: W m+ q" j% w/ G: rSwitching from PADS9.3.1 to PADS9.4
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Run the following commands from the command prompt window (cmd.exe) or the Start>Run area:
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"C:\MentorGraphics\win32\configurator.exe" |
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