A standard ODB++ export costs $0 (free). The exclusive Altium to Xpedition translator license costs ~$5,000–$15,000 per seat. Why pay?
The translator maps basic clearances (e.g., 10mil trace-to-copper). It cannot map XSignals or Differential Pairs automatically.
Altium’s Clearance and Width rules do not translate. You must recreate:
Garbage in, garbage out. Run these checks in Altium before exporting:
For more complex designs or versions of software that may not directly support each other's formats:
Altium uses extensive text-based parameters (Manufacturer, Part Number, Voltage). Xpedition uses a Property Definition File (PDF).