Being that I don't have Orcad anymore, I didn't realize that fact. I guess I had better stop offering to output schematics in Orcad format. For some reason, I thought it had worked at some point, but since I concentrate on PCB design, I don't get too many cases where I need to translate a schematic. However, I have had several requests for an Orcad output of the PCB, but that is an entirely different animal and probably a minefield of possible errors. I wish somehow the industry could find a way to adopt a universal PCB format although, that would make things too easy for us users. Plus the fact that features in various CAD packages might not work as expected. Still a universal CAD format is a worthy ideal even if unlikely.
Rob ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dennis Saputelli" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Protel EDA Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2002 9:01 PM Subject: Re: [PEDA] converting protel schematic to orcad > no, that won't cut it (believe i wish it would) > .sch is the old old orcad > > with that the symbols are stored externally to the schematic in > the libraries so you must have a proper library loaded with exactly > equivalent symbols > > the current orcad .DSN file has cached copies of the symbols internally > so the schematic stands alone without the support libs > (just like protel does) > > plus you don't have to give away the store (your libs) to pass a > schematic around > or alternatively you don't have to build a traveling lib from and for > each sch sheet > > about the only way to get a schematic out of protel is by PDF, which of > course destroys all the data > > what Bill suggested (vers 7) is much more intriguing - i will check it > out first thing in the AM > > Dennis Saputelli > > Rob Young wrote: > > > > My version of P99SE-sp6 provides an Orcad save to .sch as well. I'm not > > sure if I have this option as a result of the translation pack add on or if > > it was included in P99SE. But when I do a file-save-as, I can choose the > > format and Orcad Schematic (*.sch) is one of the available options. > > Rob > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Dennis Saputelli" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Protel EDA Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2002 8:22 PM > > Subject: Re: [PEDA] converting protel schematic to orcad > > > > > Wow > > > i will have to go look at that! > > > P98 is only on an old dead soldier in the corner somewhere > > > > > > i will fire it up and report > > > > > > Dennis Saputelli > > > > > > "Brooks,Bill" wrote: > > > > > > > > Correct me if I am wrong, but doesn't Protel 98 give the option of > > saving > > > > the schematic in Orcad version 7 format? > > > > > > > > Bill Brooks > > > > > > -- > ___________________________________________________________________________ > www.integratedcontrolsinc.com Integrated Controls, Inc. > tel: 415-647-0480 2851 21st Street > fax: 415-647-3003 San Francisco, CA 94110 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
