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How to switch between PADS releases
本帖最后由 BUGLIN 于 2012-3-20 00:05 编辑 h! W$ O$ X. g5 n" B
# h+ L- h! m- D# X+ `% l. k7 c( E4 XHow to switch between PADS releases when they are installed to different target locations
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Solution
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% n- ?+ B1 ]# K- e' h( l3 N; j$ L3 @The 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).! s2 f+ A* ~3 U# J! O; f* q' G
For the best practices for a successful PADS Flow installation, refer to TechNote MG550777' k1 }6 ]; F+ |7 [& c
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.
/ O7 {; Y5 I, \. Z% M* {Procedure for switching between PADS releases:
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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.
|' W8 I! ?( D1 S- G: e" \: f4 NPADS9.3.1 is installed to "C:\Program Files\Mentor Graphics"
2 h( w9 q7 I, q) I( B8 }PADS9.4 is installed to "C:\MentorGraphics" (recommended location)5 |6 V5 m$ w( s# J6 h8 y
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Switching from PADS9.4 to PADS9.3.1
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! Q( t; i. [& e' Y; e- b8 G0 gRun the following commands from the command prompt window (cmd.exe) or the Start>Run area:
5 T6 V3 G4 D7 v$ ~& j"C:\MentorGraphics\win32\configurator.exe" -clean+ _# i, @: B5 z) ]- V: g. M
"C:\Program Files\Mentor Graphics\win32\configurator.exe"
/ K; W* F* ~ k5 oNote: The double-quotes are only necessary if you are using a target location that contains spaces
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( {0 |* M2 w$ P' U. zSwitching 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:
! K6 U- J, e2 `' N7 N9 a2 Y( t"C:\Program Files\Mentor Graphics\win32\configurator.exe" -clean
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