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How to use CADY

Two files. Five minutes.

To run CADY, all you need is a Netlist and a BOM. Below: how to export both from every major ECAD environment.

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Step 1

Export your Netlist

CADY supports the leading ECAD vendors. Find your tool below and follow the export steps.

Siemens — Xpedition / DxDesigner / PADS Pro Siemens — PADS Logic Cadence — OrCAD / HDL / Concept Altium KiCad Eagle Zuken
Siemens — Xpedition / DxDesigner / PADS Pro
  1. Open the menu: File → Export → Quick Connection View. Siemens Xpedition — File Export menu
  2. Press OK to export the netlist. For new projects, configure the settings first (see below). Siemens Xpedition — export dialog
  3. On the Display tab, select the recommended options for your project. Siemens Xpedition — Display tab
  4. On the Advanced tab, set Filter to None and enable the designated checkboxes. Siemens Xpedition — Advanced tab
Siemens — PADS Logic
  1. Open the menu: File → Export. Siemens PADS Logic — File Export menu
  2. Click Select All. Siemens PADS Logic — Select All
  3. Click OK. Siemens PADS Logic — OK
Cadence — OrCAD / HDL / Concept
  1. Click Create Netlist at the top of the toolbar. Cadence — Create Netlist toolbar
  2. Press OK on the dialog that appears. Cadence — OK dialog
  3. If you hit issues, verify your settings under the Other tab. Cadence — Other tab settings
Altium
  1. Open a .SchDoc file.
  2. Navigate to Design → Netlist For Project → Protel2. Altium — Netlist For Project menu
  3. The exported file will appear under Projects Output For <project name>.
KiCad
  1. Open the menu: File → Export → Netlist. KiCad — File Export Netlist menu
  2. On the KiCad tab, click Export Netlist. KiCad — Export Netlist dialog
Eagle
  1. Open File → Export → Netlist. Eagle — Export Netlist
  2. Then open File → Export → Partlist. Eagle — Export Partlist

Note: the Netlist file must have netlist in its filename, and the Partlist file must have partlist in its filename.

Zuken
  1. Navigate to Tool → Forward Annotation → Design Force. Zuken — Forward Annotation menu
  2. Export the .NDF netlist file.

Step 2

Prepare your BOM

Any .csv, .xlsx, or .xls file works, as long as it contains at least one manufacturer part number for each part reference. No specific column ordering required — CADY adapts to your conventions after a quick onboarding step.

Need a starting point?

Grab our example BOM and use it as a template for your own designs.

Download example BOM

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Got your Netlist and BOM? Upload them and CADY does the rest.

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