Welcome
Understand the web application user interface and learn how to navigate the features and functionalities.
- Welcome to NX PCB Exchange Connect
  The NX PCB Exchange Connect web application provides designers using mechanical computer-aided design (MCAD) and electronic computer-aided design (ECAD) software with dynamic views of the printed circuit board (PCB) design state.
- Navigating the app
  The NX PCB Exchange Connect user interface uses key engineering parameters from the loaded PCB design that you can compare and visualize in a tabular or graphical format.
- Using interactive tables
  You can customize the data displayed in the interactive tables to better present and explore them.
- Using the viewer
  Use the viewer to explore, compare and inspect the PCB designs in 2D from a top or bottom view.
- Loading PCB design files
  NX PCB Exchange Connect lets you access key engineering PCB parameters and visualize PC boards and panels from PCB design files.
  - Supported ECAD formats
    NX PCB Exchange Connect supports the following ECAD formats for the PCB design files.

Supported ECAD formats

NX PCB Exchange Connect supports the following ECAD formats for the PCB design files.


ECAD format	Board file extensions	Component library file extensions	Supported versions	Supported functionality
IDF	.brd	.pro	2.0, 2.5, 3.0, 4.0	Assembly and comparison functionalities
	.bdf	.ldf
	.emn	.emp
Zuken	.bmb	.bma	CR-8000 Board Force	Assembly and comparison functionalities
GenCAD	.cad	N/A	1.4	Assembly and comparison functionalities
IDX	.idx or .idz	N/A	1.2, 2.0, 3.0	All functionalities
ODB++	.tgz or .odbd	N/A	8 and up	Assembly and comparison functionalities