Re: [PEDA] PADS conversion
Mike, I've got PADS 5.0 If you want to email me the files I'll see what I can do. Joe - Original Message - From: Michael Reagan (EDSI) [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Protel EDA Forum [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2002 5:33 PM Subject: [PEDA] PADS conversion Hello all I have two very old PADS files dating back to 1996 not even sure what PADS versions these are in , either Perform or Works. I only have PADS from 2.0 up which will not read these PADS job files. I need to get the ASCII conversion for these files so that I can then read them into 99Se, any help out there to convert these to ASCII? Mike Reagan Cornet Technology Inc. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Re: [PEDA] PADs conversion
Hello all, Has anyone had any success in converting old (versions 2 3) PADs files into Protel? We have a company that we purchased whose old files are in these formats and need some conversion utility to do many file conversions. Please advise. Lloyd Good Engineering Systems Co-ordinator GE Substation Automation Systems 2728 Hopewell Place NE Calgary, Alberta, Canada T1Y 7J7 Tel: (403) 214-4777 Fax:(403) 287-7946 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Re: [PEDA] PADs conversion
Lloyd: If you mean the old PADS-PCB for DOS, here is how I have done it in the past. First, you need the PADS files to be saved in ASCII format. There is a File, Save, Ascii, All option in one of the menus. If the files you have are not saved in ASCII, then you must get the PADS program and dongle, start PADS up, load the PCB binary file, and do the ASCII save action. Once you have saved the PCB as ASCII, you can open it in Protel 2.8 or 3.X. I have never tried to do this in any version of Protel PCB later than 3.2, so I don't know if it is supported in later versions. Once you get it into v2.8 or 3.X, you can then bring it forward to 99SE or whatever. The PADS import into Protel is usually painless. I hope they still have their old PADS software and dongle! I hope you still have your old versions of Protel! Never throw away old software! Best regards, Ivan Baggett Bagotronix Inc. website: www.bagotronix.com - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Protel EDA Forum [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 17, 2001 10:53 AM Subject: Re: [PEDA] PADs conversion Hello all, Has anyone had any success in converting old (versions 2 3) PADs files into Protel? We have a company that we purchased whose old files are in these formats and need some conversion utility to do many file conversions. Please advise. Lloyd Good Engineering Systems Co-ordinator GE Substation Automation Systems 2728 Hopewell Place NE Calgary, Alberta, Canada T1Y 7J7 Tel: (403) 214-4777 Fax:(403) 287-7946 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Re: [PEDA] PADs conversion
Lloyd, We have converted about 200 PADs files in the past several months. Of the few that I actually used, the only massaging we made was manufacturing design rules and gnd plane assignment. Very minor problems.The conversion process, as close as I can tell is seamless. You will need to start with the PADS ascii formats, not the pcb file Mike Reagan EDSI -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, September 17, 2001 10:53 AM To: Protel EDA Forum Subject: Re: [PEDA] PADs conversion Hello all, Has anyone had any success in converting old (versions 2 3) PADs files into Protel? We have a company that we purchased whose old files are in these formats and need some conversion utility to do many file conversions. Please advise. Lloyd Good Engineering Systems Co-ordinator GE Substation Automation Systems 2728 Hopewell Place NE Calgary, Alberta, Canada T1Y 7J7 Tel: (403) 214-4777 Fax:(403) 287-7946 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
