Actually the name is pcb2sp.exe Gerry Meier Sr. PCB Designer Freedom CAD Services, Inc. Voice: (603) 864-1300 x1350 Alt. Voice: (386) 753-0048 Email: gerry.meier@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx visit our website at<http://www.freedomcad.com -----Original Message----- From: icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Weinberg, Richard (Richard) Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 3:15 PM To: icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [PCB_FORUM] Re: Specctra to Pads placement OK Specctra. Then trust me. There is an exe file that gets installed when you load Pads. I think that I had the name right (pcb2dsn.) Run it, the rest is self explanatory. Richard Weinberg Agere Systems 207-846-4539 -----Original Message----- From: icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Deac Descoteaux Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 3:12 PM To: icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [PCB_FORUM] Re: Specctra to Pads placement spectra -----Original Message----- From: icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Weinberg, Richard (Richard) Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 3:10 PM To: icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [PCB_FORUM] Re: Specctra to Pads placement Did you want Specctra the router or SpecctraQuest the signal explorer? Richard Weinberg Agere Systems 207-846-4539 -----Original Message----- From: icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Deac Descoteaux Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 2:48 PM To: icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [PCB_FORUM] Re: Specctra to Pads placement I just spoke to a Pads FAE. He told me that Pads cannot except a Spectraquest file. Deac -----Original Message----- From: icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 2:40 PM To: icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [PCB_FORUM] Re: Specctra to Pads placement You can. There is a tool called "pcb2dsn" that does the conversion. (I think that's the right name.) Richard Weinberg Agere Systems 207-846-4539 -----Original Message----- From: icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Deac Descoteaux Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 2:37 PM To: icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [PCB_FORUM] Re: Specctra to Pads placement Don! I spoke to an Allegro FAE and he said that it's not something that Cadence would be aware of. It would have to be a pads question! Deac -----Original Message----- From: icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Don Folk Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 2:29 PM To: icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [PCB_FORUM] Specctra to Pads placement Does anyone know if you can take a dsn file from Pads, read it into Specctra, place the board in Specctra and read it into Pads with a session file? Thanks in advance, Don Folk KAW donf@xxxxxxx ----------------------------------------------------------- To subscribe/unsubscribe: Send a message to icu-pcb-forum-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with a subject of subscribe or unsubscribe To view the archives of this list please login at //www.freelists.org. Our list name is icu-pcb-forum or go to //www.freelists.org/archives/icu-pcb-forum/ Problems or Questions: Send an email to icu-pcb-forum-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Want to post a job listing ? DON'T DO IT HERE! Better yet, join our jobs listing forum. 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