[PCB_FORUM] Re: Viewdraw to Allegro

Hi Tony,

> You can write a routine to format the regular Viewdraw netlist to an
> Allegro format or you can manually format it.

I currently use a home brew program that converts the PADS netlist into an
Allegro netlist.

> The second part of the problem comes from not having device files but
> you can get around this also by creating the device files from your
> Allegro symbols.

Exactly what I have done.

> If you are going to be doing this type of work a lot then you may want
> to either buy the netlister or contract out this portion of the job to
> someone who has the interface. I know several companies that could help.

To me, $2500 for this netlister is simply out of line.  If it offered
crossprobing and decal preview, and supported better rules (no support for
GROUPs any more...they removed this), then I would consider it.

> Last but not least, you may already have the interface you need so
> before you spend a lot of time formatting files or generating device
> files I would call your Mentor support.

I do not have the Allegro interface.  It's optional, as I mentioned, and
$2500 just isn't worth it for me, given I can get there already.  What I
want to do is expand on the current home brew netlister I use, so that it
supports device file generation as well as rules.  It's really not that
hard.  I don't plan on supporting back annotation, since I never use it.

Regards,

Austin
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