Viewdraw natively outputs a .tel file and a set of devices files. The .tel is in allegro 3rd party netlist format. You don't need to change it. This is a VERY common design flow. Mike -----Original Message----- From: "Austin Franklin"<austin@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: 3/23/06 11:11:17 AM To: "icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx"<icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [PCB_FORUM] Re: Viewdraw to Allegro Hi Alan, Typically, people use the ViewDraw to Allegro translator that costs something like $2500, and the other is to have ViewDraw output a PADS netlist, and there are a couple of ways to use that. Was the original Allegro .brd file made from these ViewDraw schematics? Regards, Austin -----Original Message----- From: icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of alan fisch Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 10:19 AM To: icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [PCB_FORUM] Viewdraw to Allegro [Message truncated. Tap Edit->Mark for Download to get remaining portion.] ----------------------------------------------------------- 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. SUBSCRIBE: icu-jobs-forum-subscribe@xxxxxxxxxx POST: icu-jobs-forum@xxxxxxxxxx -----------------------------------------------------------