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Electrical Design, Mechanical Design Incremental Data Exchange in Allegro PCB Editor October 2019 16 Product Version 17.4-2019 © 1999-2019 All Rights Reserved. After each IDX import into the Allegro PCB Editor, the transaction file is updated with the status for any proposed change items. When no further changes proposals are to be exported, the transaction file must be sent to the MCAD tools to report the status of the most recent changes. In all cases, it is not required that change proposals be accepted. If a proposal is rejected, the status is reported in the transaction file as rejected along with any comments added for the rejected items. The latest transaction history may be viewed through a web browser as the file has the .html file extension. IDX Properties There are specific properties used in the IDX process that may be viewable to the user: ■ IDX_OBJID – This property is assigned with the value of the IDX object identifier. This value is created through the creation of the IDX file. For some objects, the value will indicate the origin tool and the type of object being imported/exported. ■ IDX_OWNER – The value of this property can affect how the import process will function. When importing an IDX file and the imported object property value is set to MECHANICAL, Allegro will assign the FIXED property to that object upon import. This property may be changed; legal values are MECHANICAL or ELECTRICAL. Object Mapping The following table lists the objects that are exchanged through IDX. Table 1-2 Object Type Definitions Object Description Board Outline Closed polygon defining board outline (cut-outs outline) Keep-in Areas Place keep-in, Route keep-in (ALL) Keep-Out Areas Place keep-out, route keep-out, via keep-out (with min/max height), (TOP/BOTTOM/ALL) Vias Typically filtered out Pin Passed as child of the component definition (Through hole only) Mechanical Hole Hole from MCAD mapped as mechanical hole symbol in Allegro PCB Editor.