Creo View ECAD Features

Share and visualize PCB data from all major EDA tools, as well as drawings and documents. Compare the features between Creo View Express, Creo View Lite, Creo View ECAD, and the full Creo View ECAD Suite.

Creo View ECAD Feature Comparison

Feature	Creo View Express	Creo View Lite	Creo View ECAD	Creo View ECAD Suite (Includes Creo View ECAD Compare and Validate)
Load Viewables from Windchill		✔	✔	✔
Load Viewables from disk	Only packaged and .eda	Only packaged and .eda	✔	✔
Create a viewable package			✔	✔
Read Annotations from disk	Read Only	Read Only	✔	✔
Save Annotations to disk			✔	✔
Read Annotations from Windchill		✔	✔	✔
Save Annotations to Windchill		✔	✔	✔
Measure	Read Only	Distance Only	✔	✔
Mark-ups (Redlines, Text)	Read Only	✔	✔	✔
Isolate and Highlight	Read Only	Read Only	✔	✔
Groups	Read Only	Read Only	✔	✔
Watermarks	Read Only	✔	✔	✔
Reporting			✔	✔
Structure Navigator			✔	✔
Find	✔	✔	✔	✔
Search			✔	✔
Quick Search			✔	✔
Overlay and Image Transfer			✔	✔
Tool-tips	Not Configurable	✔	✔	✔
Query	Single Selection Only	Single Selection Only	✔	✔
Color/Visibility	✔	✔	✔	✔
Save .eda File			✔	✔
Cross Select with Creo Parametric			✔	✔
Schematic to Schematic version comparison				✔
Layout to Layout version comparison				✔
Artwork to Artwork comparison				✔
Schematic to Layout comparison				✔
Layout to Artwork comparison				✔
Layout to 3D Mechanical Assembly comparison				✔
Text report of comparison differences				✔
Graphical preview of comparison differences				✔
Ability to Accept/Reject change proposals				✔
Electronic change deltas, history and communication				✔
Cross probing with Cadence Allegro				✔