Does anybody now how to import ODB++ into EAGLE?
Regards
Element 14 User wrote on Tue, 09 August 2011 13:49
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
