100% Design & Library Translation

AcAe provides the only fully automated, non-EDIF design and library translation across EDA platforms, enabling organizations to migrate complete schematics, PCB layouts, libraries, packaged designs, and constraints with full fidelity. Powered by DART™, our translation technology eliminates the data loss, manual cleanup, and uncertainty inherent in EDIF-based migration approaches.

This is not manual redraw or partial conversion. It is deterministic, verified translation — 100% of your designs and libraries, preserved by automation.

Engineering organizations today operate in complex, multi-tool environments shaped by acquisitions, tool upgrades, global teams, and legacy design data. AcAe delivers design translation engineered for:

• Toolchain upgrades and standardization initiatives
• Mergers, acquisitions, and organizational consolidation
• Multi-site and global engineering environments
• Legacy design reuse and modernization
• Constraint-driven, high-speed and RF design 
• Aggressive timelines with minimal tolerance for rework

DART™ enables teams to move forward without redesign, preserving design intent while eliminating the risks of manual migration.

Complete Design Migration

Full tool-to-tool migration of entire designs, including:

• Schematic hierarchies and connectivity
• PCB placement, routing, stackups, planes, and shapes
• Net classes, constraints, and design rules
• Packaged and multi-board designs

Library Migration

Translation and alignment of library data, including:

• Electrical symbols
• Footprints, padstacks, and land patterns
• Attributes and metadata
• Cross-tool and cross-version library consistency

Partial & Targeted Translation

Focused translation for specific needs, such as:

• Individual designs or subsets of libraries
• Legacy IP modernization
• Incremental tool adoption 
• Mixed-tool environments requiring alignment 

AcAe supports both one-time migrations and ongoing translation needs.

To begin a translation engagement, we typically work with some or all of the following:

• Source and target EDA tools and versions
• Scope definition (designs, libraries, parts, constraints)
• Design complexity and packaging considerations
• Constraint preservation requirements
• Verification expectations and downstream usage 
• Timeline and deployment goals

Where inputs are incomplete or inconsistent, AcAe assists in defining scope and translation parameters before execution.

AcAe executes translation through a structured, automated process built around DART™:

1. Discovery & Scoping

Review of source environments, data types, constraints, and translation objectives.

2. Mapping & Configuration

Definition of translation rules, mappings, and validation criteria for the specific toolchain.

3. Automated DART™ Translation

Execution of fully automated, non-EDIF translation across all defined artifacts.

4. Verification & Validation

Connectivity checks, constraint validation, and apples-to-apples comparison between source and translated data.

5. Delivery & Support

Delivery of verified translated data with optional post-migration support and refinement.

DART™ supports fully automated translation to and from virtually any modern or legacy EDA platform, including (non-exhaustive):

• Cadence Concept / DE-HDL
• Cadence Allegro
• Cadence Constraint Manager (CM)
• Cadence ADW
• Cadence OrCAD CIS
• Altium Designer / P-Cad
• ExpressPCB
• CadSoft Eagle
• Mentor DA / BA / BS / RE / XE
• Mentor DxDesigner / ViewLogic / Design Capture
• Mentor Expedition
• Constraint Editor System (CES)
• Mentor PADS
• Intercept Pantheon 
• Other legacy and proprietary EDA systems

DART™ operates across tool vendors and versions, enabling bi-directional translation in heterogeneous environments.

One-Time Translation
Migration of a single design, library, or targeted dataset.

Product Line Migration
Translation of entire product families into a unified toolchain.

Enterprise Toolchain Migration
Large-scale consolidation across teams, sites, or organizations.

M&A Integration Support
Rapid alignment of design data following acquisitions or reorganizations.

Ongoing Translation Support
On-demand translation for mixed-tool or evolving environments.

The ONLY Fully Automated, Non-EDIF Translation Technology
DART™ is the only solution capable of fully automated, non-EDIF translation of schematics, PCBs, libraries, packaged designs, and constraints.

100% Design & Library Fidelity
Design intent, constraints, and structure are preserved — not approximated.

Deterministic, Verified Results
Every translation is validated with measurable, repeatable checks.

Orders-of-Magnitude Faster Than Manual Migration
Automated translation dramatically reduces schedules and engineering effort.

Proven Across Complex, Real-World Designs
DART™ has been applied to high-speed, RF, multi-board, and legacy-heavy environments where partial migration is not acceptable.