RE: convert Mentor Graphics (pads 2.2) to circuit studio schematic ???

harrybz — Tue, 03 Dec 2019 14:38:05 GMT

Thanks. I'm reading it now. My schematic opens in a program called PADS Designer, I don't see anything about (the referenced) PADS LOGIC

except a visual basic script in a folder called "unsupported" so I don't know yet if that is a legacy tool. So far I have not found anything that outputs

an ascii file with the obviously required information to reconstitute a schematic (symbols, connectivity, and graphic coordinates).

I don't have access to Altium Designer. I need to do this with Circuit Studio only. I'd like to show my employer how much better life could be with

Altium.

RE: convert Mentor Graphics (pads 2.2) to circuit studio schematic ???

tarribred61 — Mon, 02 Dec 2019 19:26:08 GMT

Since, Altium Designer and CircuitStudio schematics are compatible, perhaps this link would help. Evidently, you will need access to PADS to export into a format that can be imported.

https://www.altium.com/solution/migrating-from-mentor-pads-to-altium-designer