Ivan I like the way you think For some reason I don't even see the standalone schematic as being available with DXP, I think it's been done away with, as in only the full boat is available. With the integration of data and footprints as such I can see why. It's an interconnectivity thing.
Any chance you going into politics. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bagotronix Tech Support" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Protel EDA Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2002 12:08 PM Subject: Re: [PEDA] converting protel schematic to orcad > This is exactly the reason Altium should give away the SCH for free - to get > the entire industry thinking "Protel Schematics", instead of "Orcad > Schematics". Seed the market with free SCH, and they will probably buy PCB. > > This would be less work for Altium than writing a translator to export Orcad > schematics, since they already have the SCH written - just break it out into > a self-contained product. And Altium wouldn't have to worry about Orcad > breaking a translator by coming out with a new file format. Altium could > probably whip up a free SCH release in a day or two of programmer time. > > Besides, if DXP is the great and wonderful thing they say it is, it would be > a great way to advertise. > > Best regards, > Ivan Baggett > Bagotronix Inc. > website: www.bagotronix.com > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dennis Saputelli" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Protel EDA Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, September 16, 2002 6:30 PM > Subject: Re: [PEDA] converting protel schematic to orcad > > > > > > if you are speaking of exporting to orcad DSN files, as far as i know > > you cannot do it > > > > i have the same problem, everyone wants orcad schematics > > > > i have researched translators and come up with nothing either for love > > or money > > > > if you find a solution, please let us all know > > > > protel does a reasonably good job of reading their files, they just > > won't write them > > > > the will write the older SDT files, but there are too many issues to > > bother > > > > Dennis Saputelli > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
