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Eagle 2 Mentor Graphics PCB

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Hello

 

I have made a schematic in Eagle. Now I want to give that schematic to a

person who will make the board. The problem is he is using Mentor Graphics

PCB. Any idea on how to convert?

 

Peter

 

 

 

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  • Gary Gofstein wrote on Fri, 06 February 2009 14:33

    You could send them the netlist and the footprints for the devices you

    are using. That's all that's needed to make the board.  It will probably

     

    be far easier to just send him the schematic and redraw it in Mentor.

     

     

    Yes, you need a netlist and parts list.  But what format?  That is the

    question.  Anyone who is doing this professionally doesn't want to spend

    hours trying to get EAGLE to give the right format or the layout tool to

    read some aribtrary format.

     

    The PADS format is well documented and used by almost all CAD packages for

    this sort of design flow.  In fact, I know companies that have the entire

    Mentor toolset and still use PADS netlist to go from schematic to layout.

    There are better ways, but this one is proven if you are careful.  If you

    are not, it is fraught with peril.

     

    Cheers,

     

    James.

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  • Gary Gofstein wrote on Fri, 06 February 2009 14:33

    You could send them the netlist and the footprints for the devices you

    are using. That's all that's needed to make the board.  It will probably

     

    be far easier to just send him the schematic and redraw it in Mentor.

     

     

    Yes, you need a netlist and parts list.  But what format?  That is the

    question.  Anyone who is doing this professionally doesn't want to spend

    hours trying to get EAGLE to give the right format or the layout tool to

    read some aribtrary format.

     

    The PADS format is well documented and used by almost all CAD packages for

    this sort of design flow.  In fact, I know companies that have the entire

    Mentor toolset and still use PADS netlist to go from schematic to layout.

    There are better ways, but this one is proven if you are careful.  If you

    are not, it is fraught with peril.

     

    Cheers,

     

    James.

    --

    James Morrison  ~~~  Stratford Digital

     

    email:  sales2009@eaglecentral.ca

    fax:    888.701.8097

    web:    http://www.eaglecentral.ca

     

    Online EAGLE Dealer for US and Canada

    EAGLE Design Experts

    EAGLE Enterprise Toolkit

    --

     

    Browser access to CadSoft Support Forums at http://www.eaglecentral.ca

     

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