Hi, PCAD can import PADS v4 PCB files.
I haven't done it myself but this topic was discussed in the PCAD forum. Mira --- Tom Hausherr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > John, > > It would be really great if Altium Protel & PCAD had > a PADS V4 or V5 import. > > > Altium has been dragging this issue for 4 years when > they stopped working on > their PADS importer with V3.5. And there's all kinds > of quirks with that > interface. > > I'll have more on that subject tomorrow. > > What really scares me the most is that Mentor, > Cadence and Intercept are all > developing interfaces to the new Nuetral CAD Format > IPC-2581 (which is > basically ODB++ & GenCAM blend) and Altium is > completely silent on this > subject. > > The IPC-2581 will drive all the machines in the > future all the way from > Fabrication, to > Assembly to Test. Plus the Import feature will allow > access to the largest > most accurate CAD library in the world the IPC-7351 > (to be released in > August). > > Tom H > > -----Original Message----- > From: John A. Ross [RSDTV] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, June 27, 2004 2:59 PM > To: 'Protel EDA Forum' > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [PEDA] Recommendations please! -- > DXP2004 - PADS - Expedition > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Tom Hausherr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Sunday, June 27, 2004 10:15 PM > > To: 'Protel EDA Forum' > > Subject: Re: [PEDA] Recommendations please! -- > DXP2004 - PADS > > - Expedition > > > > snip < > > > Also, PADS will soon (September / October) have a > complete > > Protel translator so you can move all your legacy > work > > directly over to PADS. > > Tom > > Thanks for that snippet ;), perhaps Altium will now > escalate the remedial > work on the Pads Importer > :-) and perhaps even expand to a Plogic or DxD > importer as well. > > Is the planned translator at PCB level only or at > capture level also? > > John > > > > > > > > > > > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > * * * * > * 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] > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > * * * * > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail is new and improved - Check it out! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
