How to export PCB to be used on Ansys?

[Smarley]

I am trying to do an EMI simulation of the KiCad project with Ansys.
There is a way to export the PCB using formats such as ANF, AEDB, ODB++, IPC2581, to be used on Siwave?

Thanks

[scandey]

IPC2581 export is available, though you should read through this thread for some extra advice: IPC2581 file export

[Smarley]

Thank you, I looked on it and saw that still bit buggy but can work with some fixes.
Unfortunately, this method does not bring the components, they need to be added manually.
Altium can export the EDB with all the information on it, there is a way to import properly the pcb on altium?
I tried today with importer from Altium itself and did not work good.

[scandey]

If you are having issues with the KiCad importer on Altium, I encourage you to reach out to the Altium support team. You’re paying for them, might as well make it clear that the product isn’t working. In the meantime, make sure you have updated Altium and the KiCad importer. My understanding is the KiCad v8 importer was only released a few weeks ago, so it might be particularly buggy. (I’ve not personally used it yet.)

For bugs in KiCad, consider checking out the Gitlab issues for existing bug reports and giving them a “thumbs up” if they apply. If you find a bug that hasn’t yet been reported, consider writing it up yourself (the easiest way is KiCad > About KiCad > Report a bug). If you are able to include the project files/exported files and what issues you are having importing them into Ansys, your issue is more likely to be looked at quickly.

I’m don’t know enough about the format or KiCad dev priorities to comment intelligently on exporting components (just the footprints? or is there more to it?), but I don’t see an obvious feature request on Gitlab related to such a thing. If this is important to you, please go ahead and submit a bug report. If you link it back here after, future forum users can find it/give it a “thumbs up” on gitlab.

[Smarley]

This was the answer from Ansys support:

"The image you have drawn refers to the MCAD formats (the geometry formats). You need a format to export the ECAD data.
*The ECAD data has the information about layer stack, from PCB, PadStack, components as RLC and IC, footprint, dril, vias. … *
*What is a differences between ECAD and MCAD please look this: *
The Difference between ECAD and MCAD - Zuken EN
*You need one of the following formats : *
• IP2581 (files with extension .cvg; .xml) (+ may be RLC-value (.dat))
• ODB++ (file with extension .tgz )
• Mentor Board Station RE/XE Design (see you documentation to Mentor)
• Mentor Expedition Design
• Mentor PADS Design (PADS design in ASCII format .asc)
• Lead Frame Design ()
• ANF (.anf)
• Ansys EDB (AEDB - File with .dev)
• Legacy ALinks (AnsoftLinks6) Project
• MDL (.mdl)
• XFL (.xfl)
• GDSII (.strm, .gds)
*• DXF (Autocad *.dxf, *.dwg) → this is the MCAD data, but you can import it into SIWave. In this case, you must manually check all layers and stacks, and define the correct layers. There is a lot of manual work to recap and prepare the model *

*The typical formats for import into SIWave are .ODB++ / IPC2581 / AEDB / ANF and GDSII / DXF"