[PCB_FORUM] Conversion from Cam350 to PADS and PADS to ALLEGRO

Hi,

Any body having Experience in Conversion from Cam350 to  powerpcb and
powerpcb to allegro

 I have Tried by following steps.

Cam 350

1.imported Gerber's and build a part also I have extracted the net list.
2.Exported the gerber as .ASC format in powerpcb ver2.0

Powerpcb

1.Imported the .ASC file in to Powerpcb 

2.Again I have exported as .ASC format.

Allegro

1.Imported .asc file(which i have exported from pads) in to allegro by using
file /Import/PADS/  option.

The time of conversion allegro shows error and it closing.(pls find attached
the viewlog file)

I opened the board file which is created in allegro, I am missing the
Traces.

Components are coming.

line,Board outline  is coming in allegro.

But traces are not coming in to allegro.

Doubts

1.Why the traces are not importing in to allegro

2.Also Allegro is not taking directly the .ASC exported from CAM350.Allegro
is accepting only the .asc  file which exported only  from powerpcb. Why ?

3.Pls Explain the step by step flow for this conversion.

Thanks in advance.

Regards
K.Vivek
Pcb Designer,
Hcl Technologies,
Chennai,
India.

 <<vielogerr.txt>> 




DISCLAIMER 
This message and any attachment(s) contained here are information that is 
confidential, proprietary to HCL Technologies 
and its customers. Contents may be privileged or otherwise protected by law. 
The information is solely intended for the 
individual or the entity it is addressed to. If you are not the intended 
recipient of this message, you are not authorized to 
read, forward, print, retain, copy or disseminate this message or any part of 
it. If you have received this e-mail in error, 
please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail and delete it from your 
computer


Translating D:\jobs\test\s1682_apr25vivek5.asc.
Reading PADS ASCII file header.
 Version = PowerPCB2.1
 Route Layers = 4
 Units = MILS
 Hatch mode = Vertical / Horizontal
 Hatch grid = 2.000000, angle = 0.000000, anti-pad spacing = 25.000000
Initializing new database.
 Creating layers.
Reading PADS ASCII file body.
 *PARTTYPE*
 *MISC*
 *MISC*
 *MISC*
 *MISC*
 *MISC*
 *TEXT*
 *LINES*
 *VIA*
 *PARTDECAL*
 *PARTTYPE*
 *PART*
 *ROUTE*
 Writing routes.
 *END*

===============================================================================
 PADS layer usage summary:
  Layers 1 to 4 are route layers.
  LINES:
     1           ETCH - TOP
     2           ETCH - INTERNAL1
     3           ETCH - INTERNAL2
     4           ETCH - BOTTOM
     6  * Not mapped!
     7  * Not mapped!
    10  * Not mapped!
  COPPER:
  TEXT:
     8  * Not mapped!
    10  * Not mapped!
  DECALS:
  PADS:
     0           ETCH - internal_pad_def
     1           ETCH - TOP
     2           ETCH - INTERNAL1
     3           ETCH - INTERNAL2
     4           ETCH - BOTTOM
     6  * Not mapped!
     7  * Not mapped!
     9  * Not mapped!
    10  * Not mapped!
  VIAS:
     0      VIA CLASS - internal_pad_def
     1      VIA CLASS - TOP
     2      VIA CLASS - INTERNAL1
     3      VIA CLASS - INTERNAL2
     4      VIA CLASS - BOTTOM
     6  * Not mapped!
     7  * Not mapped!
     9  * Not mapped!

 WARNING: 582 data objects mapped to the UNUSED class were ignored.
===============================================================================

Creating D:\jobs\test\s1682_apr25vivek5.brd.
Loading netlist:
D:\jobs\test\s1682_apr25vivek5.TXT
Writing database.
ERROR: Error while writing the Allegro database.
Closing database.
Translation complete.
Finished with errors!

Other related posts: