[PCB_FORUM] Re: protel to allegro

How do you translate Schematics from Protel ?
--- westfeldt <westfeldt_nbcd@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Schematic transfers easily.  
>  
> For the PCB I recently did this.  I found someone
> with a Protel to PADS
> translator, and then I was able to bring in the PADS
> to Allegro.  It was not
> great, but it was still worth it.  What came over
> well were pins, routes,
> positive pours, ref des(one class only), board
> outline.  Messed up were
> negative planes, part outlines.
>  
> 
> Patrick Westfeldt, Jr. 
> North Boulder Circuit Design 
> westfeldt_nbcd@xxxxxxxxx 
> 720-406-0887 
> c 720-272-5822 
> 
>  
> 
>   _____  
> 
> From: alan fisch [mailto:alanfisch@xxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2004 7:23 AM
> To: icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [PCB_FORUM] protel to allegro
> 
> 
> 
> Good morning all
> 
> I have a potential customer asking about old Protel
> data and schematic
> archives. He has the old archives and needs some
> edits made and then move
> forward to a new layout. Since I use Allegro studio
> and have never been
> asked to do such a translation I was hoping someone
> here could set me
> straight as to whether or not I can even make old
> Protel files compatible
> with Allegro or translate them into useable Orcad
> Capture files.
> 
>  
> 
> Al
> 
> 
> 
> 
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