EDB Layout Viewer

EDB Layout Viewer is a Python application for interactively viewing Ansys EDB printed-circuit-board designs. It displays layout geometry such as traces, polygons, padstacks, and components.

Quickstart

Requires Python 3.13 or newer. Opening a design also requires a usable Ansys EDB runtime and a desktop environment supported by Qt.

Install

Install the viewer and its dependencies from this repository:

python -m pip install "git+https://github.com/OpenEngiTools/edb-layout-viewer.git"

Run from the command line

Pass the path to an .aedb design directory:

edb-layout-viewer path/to/my_design.aedb

You can also run the viewer without a path and select the design's edb.def file in the dialog:

edb-layout-viewer

Use edb-layout-viewer --help to see options, including filters for layers and nets.

Run from a Python IDE

Install the package into the Python interpreter configured in your IDE. Create a Python file, update the design path, and run it:

from pyedb import Edb
from edb_layout_viewer import launch_viewer

edb = Edb("path/to/my_design.aedb")
launch_viewer(edb, block=True)

The Edb session remains under your script's control while the viewer is open.

More information

• Contributing
• Implementation
• Changelog

License

Apache-2.0. See LICENSE.