You can FILE >> EXPORT >> LIBRARIES, in the Allegro editing window, into a separate directory, but all of the padstacks and symbols will have the same number of etch layers as the Allegro .brd file. Jim S. Wages / SR. PCB Layout Designer: Cary, NC - H: 919-466-1596 Cell: 919-484-2963 -----Original Message----- From: icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ahmet Nazým ÖZSOY Sent: Monday, January 15, 2007 8:38 AM To: icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [PCB_FORUM] Footprint question Hi members, We have been using Altium DXP (known as Protel ) and Altium has a feature that can generate footprint library automatically from a pcb design. I want to ask if Cadence Allegro has a feature of generating jedec types from a pcb project? If how? Thanks in advance Regards. Ahmet OZSOY