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Exporting Eagle PCB's and Schematics from and into other formats.

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Does anyone have any suggestions or information about converting PCB or Schematic files from Eagle into other program formats?  Or reading any from any other software into Eagle?

 

 

Any information related to  Allegro, or Cadstar or Orcad or Pads or P-Cad, or just about any other format would be appreciated.

 

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    Joe Adler wrote on Tue, 08 February 2011 14:25

    Not at all.

    I like to use Cadsoft to make my boards and designs.

    After I am finished, it is useful to be able to send it them  a

    customer that prefers a different software package.

     

     

    Hi Joe,

     

    Anyone can use EAGLE as a design viewer, so if you have customers that

    simply need to look at the designs then they can use the freeware version

    of EAGLE.  If the read-only functionality is being used for profit

    (creating manuals, documenting for production, etc) then they should

    purchase the inexpensive

    http://www.eaglecentral.ca/purchase/eagle_light.php?product=1&d=1.

     

    Now if you really do want to translate the design into another format then

    that is another matter.  These designs are not simple documents and CAD

    formats differ quite dramatically and often aren't documented publicly (so

    you can't translate).  You should also know that nothing in the download

    directory at CadSoft is supported.  In fact, those ULP's can become stale

    and I've run into some that don't even work with EAGLE 5 now.  So you may

    find something to help or you may just be frustrated.

     

    If you want a professional translation then LogicSwap is a company that

    does professional CAD translation.  I've been working with them to develop

    their EAGLE output filter so that they can output EAGLE designs (libraries,

    schematic, and pcb's).  They also now have an EAGLE input filter I'm told.

     

    You can see more info at

    http://www.logicswap.com/datasheets/LS_Eagle_Services_Broch.pdf

     

    Hope that helps,

     

    James.

     

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