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7.x io_hkp

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7.x.1. What is the HKP format?

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+HKP is Mentor Graphic's file format, Hierarchical Keyword Parser. A +set of HKP files can fully describe a board that can be exported from or +imported to Expedition PCB (old name: Veribest). In theory other +of their product would work with HKP files (such as PADS), but in practice +the actual import/export could be tricky. Also, discussions on +Mentor community forums show that the company started getting rid of the +ASCII HKP format around 2010 in favor of an encrypted and/or binary file format, +so an old version of the software or a special license with new versions might +be needed.