allegro cst

Anybody use CST to simulate Allegro PCB board?
I can only import DXF file or Gerber file,but the software help file says that Allegro can create some file formats that CST can read.
who can tell me this direct way?

I think you can export them as a DXF file and export them to CST. This requires some post processing and is valid only for planner structures

Hi,
There is a direct interface called CST LINK, converter exists in CST distribution. Once You install it under Cadence SPB package it appears as a menu in Allegro and allows direct interfacing. Recently there is a problem with it since Cadence changed the tech file format, which this interface is based on. So the thing works for SPB15.7 and does not work for SPB16.xx. At least this is true for CST 2008SP6.
Best Regards,
F.S.