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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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k7 h. D3 @0 _2 N) ^" N' g; VHow to switch between PADS releases when they are installed to different target locations, \$ C( G+ D& W/ y
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( I7 [) g4 j3 ]. c# zThe 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).$ s5 ^; @' U7 B% [; R+ Q
For the best practices for a successful PADS Flow installation, refer to TechNote MG550777
: `: I+ W% g4 f6 u7 dIn cases where PADS releases are installed to different installation targets, there is an additional step required to successfully switch releases. Follow the instructions below./ B. J! _$ `; X$ j3 m% R0 x
Procedure for switching between PADS releases:
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# k1 @/ c3 R* X$ X. G6 A+ F0 T M5 _The following sample data will be used to demonstrate the switching procedure. Adjust the PADS releases and target locations as necessary.
y9 S, n5 j$ V2 S1 z! S0 X2 TPADS9.3.1 is installed to "C:\Program Files\Mentor Graphics"
/ Z+ r; O4 `% D) Y1 wPADS9.4 is installed to "C:\MentorGraphics" (recommended location)
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Switching from PADS9.4 to PADS9.3.1% S. e8 j8 c) K8 R- R2 k
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"C:\Program Files\Mentor Graphics\win32\configurator.exe"
- i# W1 j0 x( Z4 TNote: The double-quotes are only necessary if you are using a target location that contains spaces
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, d f+ y8 f4 w4 {2 ?9 kSwitching from PADS9.3.1 to PADS9.4: I( p5 {- Y( o* ]& y$ y0 E2 m8 ?1 O
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Run the following commands from the command prompt window (cmd.exe) or the Start>Run area:1 N) _/ O; a; n! C0 Y
"C:\Program Files\Mentor Graphics\win32\configurator.exe" -clean7 f, B, r; ? _& [7 A9 a
"C:\MentorGraphics\win32\configurator.exe" |
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