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Does anybody now how to import ODB++ into EAGLE?

 

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    Element 14 User wrote on Tue, 09 August 2011 13:49

    Does anybody now how to import ODB++ into EAGLE?

     

     

    As far as I know you can't.  The issue is that to get the ODB++ details you

    have to sign an NDA (it's not really an open standard).  But in order to

    implement the importing in EAGLE you would have to create a ULP to do it.

    It could be done, but the ULP itself is just a simple text file so you'd be

    making public the details of the ODB++ spec which violates the NDA you had

    to sign in the first place.

     

    So no one has ever done it.  You could try the guys at www.LogicSwap.com,

    they may have a method to do it as a service.  But it will cost money for

    them to do it, if they even can.

     

    You could also try going through an intermediate format but then you're

    doing 2 conversions and that is probably going to get messy.

     

    You should be able to export the gerbers out of ODB++ and then you could

    use Falk Stricker's gerber import to get it into EAGLE.  But that would

    only be the PCB, not a schematic to match it I don't think.  Check with

    Falk about the details there, he may know more.

     

    Hope that helps,

     

    James.

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    Hi James,

    Thanks for the info.  Just got done doing the ODB++ to gerber to EAGLE conversion.  I hope to never have to do it again!

     

    Regards,

    Gary

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    "Gary Weitzman" <communitymanager@premierfarnell.com> wrote in message

    news:1369479531.1011314145527287.JavaMail.jive@flmspu-csapp-02.premierfarnell.com...

    Hi James,

    Thanks for the info. Just got done doing the ODB++ to gerber to EAGLE

    conversion. I hope to never have to do it again!

     

    Wow, nice image It would be nice to know Valor's (Mentor's) opinion on sharing

    those files. They are reverse engineerable, but anyone can reverse engineer

    it with their free viewer and some examples to edit, so I think they may

    allow it.