Thanks Denis, I do know about exporting design rules, but since many of these rules are class specific then they're irrelevant unless we can also provide class membership info.
The export effort is to transfer the IP of an integrated circuit tester loadboard. This is a 24 layer, nearly 0.25" thick, approx. 18 inch diameter board which attaches to a chip tester and feed handler. The contractor will be making a modified (simpler) version of this loadboard in their own CAD system. Most of the design intent is captured in the design rules, which makes this aspect critical to the transfer exercise. We're talking about a design with probably two to three hundred net classes, twenty or more component classes and about a thousand design rules (many combinations of net + component + layer rules). Running a full DRC takes days! John Haddy > -----Original Message----- > From: Dennis Saputelli [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, 30 October 2003 12:36 PM > To: Protel EDA Forum > Subject: Re: [PEDA] Exporting Classes? > > > not that i can see, EXCEPT if you save as ascii PCB > here is a snip from a simple bd at bottom > > can you explain more what they are trying to do? > recreate in another system? > > i assume you are aware that you *can* export the design rules > to a file > > Dennis Saputelli > > > |RECORD=Class|NAME=MTGHOLES|KIND=9|SUPERCLASS=FALSE|M0=MT7|M1= > MT6|M2=MT5|M3=MT4|M4=MT3|M5=MT2|M6=MT1|M7=MT8|M8=MT1|SELECTED=FALSE > |RECORD=Class|NAME=SMALLCONSM|KIND=9|SUPERCLASS=FALSE|M0=J20|M > 1=J2|M2=J1|M3=J4|M4=J3|M5=J6|M6=J5|M7=J8|M8=J7|M9=J100|SELECTED=FALSE > |RECORD=Class|NAME=8MILOK|KIND=8|SUPERCLASS=FALSE|M0=LLE1|M1=L > LE4|M2=LSC1|M3=LSC4|M4=LSD1|M5=LSD4|M6=SWS1|M7=SWS4|SELECTED=FALSE > |RECORD=Class|NAME=+-5|KIND=8|SUPERCLASS=FALSE|M0=NetJ32_1|M1= > +5V1|M2=+5VM|SELECTED=FALSE > |RECORD=Class|NAME=POWER|KIND=8|SUPERCLASS=FALSE|M0=+PWR4|M1=+ > PWR1|M2=+12Q6|M3=+12Q5|M4=NetJ32_3|M5=-5VM1|M6=NetJ32_1|M7=+5V > 1|M8=FAN|SELECTED=FALSE > |RECORD=Class|NAME=All > Components|KIND=9|SUPERCLASS=TRUE|M0=VR3|M1=KEY4|M2=LD13|M3=C4 > |M4=C3|M5=C2|M6=C1|M7=R21|M8=E4|M9=E3|M10=E2|M11=E1|M12=Q1|M13 > =D1|M14=R14|M15=R13|M16=KEY1|M17=R9|M18=RF1_1|M19=R5|M20=LD9|M > 21=SW1|M22=VR1|M23=LD2|M24=LD2|M25=J5|M26=J1|M27=KEY2|M28=MB10 > |M29=ST4|M30=VR2|M31=LD4|M32=LD4|M33=J6|M34=KEY3|M35=LD11|M36= > SW3|M37=LD6|M38=LD6|M39=J7|M40=LD12|M41=SW4|M42=VR4|M43=LD8|M4 > 4=LD8|M45=J8|M46=Q2|M47=D2|M48=R16|M49=R15|M50=R10|M51=RF2_1|M > 52=R6|M53=Q3|M54=D3|M55=R18|M56=R17|M57=R11|M58=RF3_2|M59=R7|M > 60=Q4|M61=D4|M62=R20|M63=R19|M64=R12|M65=RF4_2|M66=R8|M67=J2|M > 68=J3|M69=J4|M70=J3|M71=J4|M72=J6|M73=J5|M74=MB10|M75=VR3|M76= > KEY4|M77=LD13|M78=C4|M79=C3|M80=C2|M81=C1|M82=E4|M83=E3|M84=E2 > |M85=E1|M86=Q1|M87=D1|M88=R14|M89=R13|M90=KEY1|M91=R9|M92=RF1_ > 1|M93=R5|M94=LD9|M95=SW1|M96=VR1|M97=LD2|M98=LD2|M99=J5|M100=J > 1|M101=KEY2|M102=ST4|M103=VR2|M104=LD4|M105=LD4|M106=J6|M107=K > EY3|M108=LD11|M109=SW3|M110=LD6|M111=LD6|M112=J7|M113=LD12|M11 > 4=SW4|M115=VR4|M116=LD8|M117=LD8|M118=J8|M119=Q2|M120=D2|M1! > 21=R16|M122=R15|M123=R10|M124=R6| > M125=Q3|M126=D3|M127=R18|M128=R17|M129=R11|M130=RF3_2|M131=R7| > M132=Q4|M133=D4|M134=R20|M135=R19|M136=R12|M137=RF4_2|M138=R8| > M139=J2|M140=J3|M141=J4|M142=RF2_1|M143=MB10|M144=VR3|M145=KEY > 4|M146=LD13|M147=C4|M148=C3|M149=C2|M150=C1|M151=E4|M152=E3|M1 > 53=E2|M154=E1|M155=Q1|M156=D1|M157=R14|M158=R13|M159=KEY1|M160 > =R9|M161=RF1_1|M162=R5|M163=LD9|M164=SW1|M165=VR1|M166=LD2|M16 > 7=LD2|M168=J5|M169=J1|M170=KEY2|M171=ST4|M172=VR2|M173=LD4|M17 > 4=LD4|M175=J6|M176=KEY3|M177=LD11|M178=SW3|M179=LD6|M180=LD6|M > 181=J7|M182=LD12|M183=SW4|M184=VR4|M185=LD8|M186=LD8|M187=J8|M > 188=Q2|M189=D2|M190=R16|M191=R15|M192=R10|M193=R6|M194=Q3|M195 > =D3|M196=R18|M197=R17|M198=R11|M199=RF3_2|M200=R7|M201=Q4|M202 > =D4|M203=R20|M204=R19|M205=R12|M206=RF4_2|M207=R8|M208=J2|M209 > =J3|M210=J4|M211=RF2_1|SELECTED=FALSE > |RECORD=Class|NAME=All Nets|KIND=8|SUPERCLASS=TRUE|SELECTED=FALSE > |RECORD=Class|NAME=All From-Tos|KIND=15|SUPERCLASS=TRUE|SELECTED=FALSE > |RECORD=Class|NAME=All Pads|KIND=2|SUPERCLASS=TRUE|SELECTED=FALSE > |RECORD=Class|NAME=BREAKAWAYS|KIND=9|SUPERCLASS=FALSE|M0=MB11| > M1=MB8|M2=MB7|M3=MB6|M4=MB18|M5=MB17|M6=MB16|M7=MB15|M8=MB9|M9 > =MB1|M10=MB2|M11=MB3|M12=MB4|M13=MB5|M14=MB10|M15=MB12|M16=MB2 > 3|M17=MB22|M18=MB21|M19=MB21|M20=MB20|M21=MB19|M22=MB19|M23=MB > 14|M24=MB13|SELECTED=FALSE > > > > > John Haddy wrote: > > > > Hi all, > > > > We're trying to export all the information from a 99SE > > database so that we can provide it to a contractor who > > doesn't have any access to Protel (or a Protel import > > tool). > > > > Our big sticking point at the moment is in getting the > > list of classes and class mambers out of the ddb and > > into a text file. > > > > Has anybody done this? > > > > Thanks, > > > > John Haddy > > > > -- > Dennis Saputelli > > ========= send only plain text please! - no HTML ========== > ______________________________________________________________ > _________ > Integrated Controls, Inc. www.integratedcontrolsinc.com > 2851 21st Street tel: 415-647-0480 > San Francisco, CA 94110 fax: 415-647-3003 > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
