[PCB_FORUM] Re: Outputting "ASCII" from Allegro???
- From: "Austin Franklin" <allegrolist@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 14:26:50 -0400
Hi Mike, Tim, Tony,
Thank you very much, that seems to be exactly what I'm looking for.
I downloaded valext.txt, and apparently extracta.exe is part of the Allegro
installation, so I should be able to just run this and be happy.
Regards,
Austin
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> Austin,
>
> By ASCII output that mean ASCII Output using Allegro Extract. If they
> are using CAMCAD they should have access to the Allegro extract view
> file called "valext.txt" which will output all the required files. Once
> you have the "valext.txt" extract file you can run the following command
> for a DOS/UNIX Command prompt:
>
> extracta <boardfile>.brd valext.txt <boardfile>.b <boardfile>.p
> <boardfile>.s <boardfile>.r
>
> The order of the command line is very important because it maps to the
> individual extract views inside of valext.txt file. I have an old copy
> of this extract file if they cannot locate it for you but it is probably
> best to use the latest and greatest file to avoid any problems with
> extract or import into CAMCAD.
>
> Hope this helps,
> Michael Catrambone
> Distinguished Engineer
> UTStarcom, Inc.
> Phone: 847-631-9521
> Email: Michael.Catrambone@xxxxxxxxxx
> Web: http://www.utstar.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Austin Franklin
> Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2007 1:03 PM
> To: icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [PCB_FORUM] Outputting "ASCII" from Allegro???
>
> Hi,
>
> I've been asked to convert an Allegro .brd file into something that can
> be
> read in by a program called CAMCAD. I've been told that it'll take an
> "ASCII" output from Allegro, but I don't see any ASCII output capability
> from Allegro in either the "Save As" or the "Export" selections. Any
> suggestions?
>
> Regards,
>
> Austin
>
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