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Hello,

 

Is there a way I can export a CAD ASCII file from eagle?  Ive tried a few of the ULP's but they weren't what the board assembler was looking for.  Thanks for any help!

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    On 01/17/12 15:26, Michael Lukehart wrote:

    Hello,

     

    Is there a way I can export a CAD ASCII file from eagle?  Ive tried a few of the ULP's but they weren't what the board assembler was looking for.  Thanks for any help!

     

    Did you know that Eagle Version 6 IS CAD ASCII ? XML, to be exact.

     

    Regards,

    Walter Spermann

     

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    Michael Lukehart wrote:

    Hello,

     

    Is there a way I can export a CAD ASCII file from eagle? Ive tried a

    few of the ULP's but they weren't what the board assembler was

    looking for. Thanks for any help!

     

    Hi Michael

     

    This question has been asked before over the years and EagleCad does not

    provide a solution. I suspect V6's  XML  format will currently not suffice.

    The assembler must be able to make use of the format of the provided ASCII

    file.

    To date there are many ascii formats that an assembler can use. Take a look

    at this link http://www.eurolectron.com/Digitaltest-CADlst.htm

     

    So going forward we should learn what is the best approach to getting this

    functionality.

    With that in mind, who is the assembler you are dealing with? Their web site

    may list the ascii file formats they can accept.

     

    Having looked into this 'a little',  ODB++ will likely be desirable in the

    long term and would be a big nut to crack. GenCAD seems do-able sooner

    provided it is accepted by the majority of assemblers and provides

    sufficient information for them.

     

     

    Warren

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    On 1/17/2012 9:26 AM, Michael Lukehart wrote:

    Hello,

     

    Is there a way I can export a CAD ASCII file from eagle?  Ive tried a few of the ULP's but they weren't what the board assembler was looking for.  Thanks for any help!

     

     

    Hi Mike,

     

    What is the file specifically for? Is your assembler asking for a pick

    and place file? If that's the case you mount-smd.ulp.

     

    Do they need a netlist? If that's the case then you would need to know

    what format they need. There are ULPs for Tango netlists and such.

     

    Will they use the file to setup their test rigs? In that case there is a

    GenCAD ulp (as Warren mentioned), fabmaster, and ipc-d-356.

     

    If your assembler can specify what they need from the file then it's

    more likely that you'll get a solution.

     

    Best Regards,

    Jorge Garcia