> -----Original Message----- > From: Bagotronix Tech Support [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 5:31 PM > To: Protel EDA Forum > Subject: [PEDA] Protel 99SE and Electronics Workbench > > > Hello, all: > > I have a customer who has Electronics Workbench (version 2001 > sp2, current). > Anyone been able to exchange files (sch, pcb, netlist) in any > directions > (EWB->Protel, Protel->EWB) with it? Ideally, they want to > take a sch design > I did for them and modify it, without having to redraw it > (big sch). If > that can't be done, they want me to mod the sch, send them a > netlist, and > they do their own PCB. Any advice? Don't say to tell them > to buy Protel, > that's not gonna happen...
Ivan, I do not have EWB, so cannot comment on its interface ability. But the layout part of the suite is Ultiboard which I have used many times before the merger. If they have pre 2000x layout tools the DXF import is limited to the qty of vertices & arcs that can be imported (actually useless). If UB2000x which was with EWB later then the DXF was better and it will also import/open a DSN file. Netlist format is unique so that will be tricky. I have never had to fully transition a whole design Protel<->Ultiboard, but the 2 files you need to make a netlist are .net & .plc and are not too hard to follow. Best Regards John A. Ross RSD Communications Ltd 8 BorrowMeadow Road Springkerse Industrial Estate Stirling, Scotland FK7 7UW Tel +44 [0]1786 450572 Ext 225 (Office) Tel +44 [0]1786 450572 Ext 248 (Lab) Fax +44 [0]1786 474653 GSM +44 [0]7831 373727 Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] WWW http://www.rsd.tv ========================================== > > Thanks. > > Best regards, > Ivan Baggett > Bagotronix Inc. > website: www.bagotronix.com > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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/proteledaforum@techservinc.com * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
