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Electrical Design, Mechanical Design Incremental Data Exchange in Allegro PCB Editor October 2019 6 Product Version 17.4-2019 © 1999-2019 All Rights Reserved. supported be enabling the idx_set_default_version_1.2 parameter in the User Preferences Editor window. To maintain a certain level of consistency, many of the practices used in creating IDX data are similar to the practices used for creating IDF data. The processes and objects used in tasks such as, creation of areas, holes, and component mapping, are the same as used in IDF. However, in preparing to use the EDMD Schema, the user must be aware that the commonly used IDF format and the new IDX format cannot be interchanged. If IDF is used initially, and IDX is then imported, the user is given a warning that all IDF properties associated to the design will be removed. If IDX is used initially, and IDF is imported, the user is given a warning that all associated IDX properties and baseline data will be removed. Table 1-1 on page 6 compares features of IDF 3.0 and IDX 2.0. Table 1-1 IDF 3.0 vs IDX 2.0 Feature IDF 3.0 IDX 2.0 Board Outline Component Placement ( XY Location, Rotation, Top/Bottom layer) Component Height (max height only) Component Properties (REFDES, Part number, symbol name) Place Keep-in/Keep out (Keepout with height) Route Keepin/Keepout Via Keepin/Keepout Rooms Incremental changes