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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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How to switch between PADS releases when they are installed to different target locations2 C; `, S/ [: A+ t9 S+ i
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Solution
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- m! e; ?* w4 \/ g1 |- H6 i0 rThe 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).1 L! X5 D8 K6 N. j7 C8 v7 p* r5 Z
For the best practices for a successful PADS Flow installation, refer to TechNote MG550777. r4 @4 |2 V) |; Z# k
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.& S" s& e' ?3 w- o8 @
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.' `$ d. s# r5 ^3 A$ {
PADS9.3.1 is installed to "C:\Program Files\Mentor Graphics"
9 w" f4 V" D, I/ L8 Q) oPADS9.4 is installed to "C:\MentorGraphics" (recommended location)6 h- `. ` F5 X5 o0 M
+ q7 H# P2 k1 m sSwitching from PADS9.4 to PADS9.3.1
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7 j4 P6 x2 ?6 ~Run the following commands from the command prompt window (cmd.exe) or the Start>Run area:
7 v9 ?) G ~! a6 B"C:\MentorGraphics\win32\configurator.exe" -clean8 K3 B/ p+ o U) o3 b( P! |5 G, Z
"C:\Program Files\Mentor Graphics\win32\configurator.exe"0 n$ }% k% X, v) A0 \
Note: The double-quotes are only necessary if you are using a target location that contains spaces0 v8 `* j' _( A4 `# ~( Q
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Switching from PADS9.3.1 to PADS9.42 }& L% P# E0 A5 }1 y. |6 [
; u( u* c/ }! k) E' l3 h& p8 yRun the following commands from the command prompt window (cmd.exe) or the Start>Run area:
( l' Y, J+ b+ s% C3 U"C:\Program Files\Mentor Graphics\win32\configurator.exe" -clean
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