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DRA file in ASCII format

Chinnu123
Setting up to automate some of the checking done for Allegro Footprint using 3rd party application probably excel. i need to track the footprint comparison between existing and current footprints. Is it possible or does we have any provision to view the *.dra file in ASCII format like we convert *.brd file into text file (ASCII format) using Extracta Command. Thanks for your help

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  •  I guess extracta can be used on .dra files: reports can be done on .dra and reports are formated extracts.

  • Thanks.Can you please eloberate it, what names/specific command have i enter to  to extract data like we have in ALLEGRO constraint manager

    NET
    NET_NAME
    BUS_NAME
    NET_ETCH_LENGTH
    END

    If i send above inputs to allegro using Extracta i can extract the *.brd file data into textfile.does same way DRA file has?

  • In a dos cmd (assuming you use windows), type

     extracta mysym.dra mycmd.txt out.txt

     

    with mycmd.txt containing

    FULL_GEOMETRY

    CLASS="ETCH"

    SUBCLASS="TOP"

    OR

    SUBCLASS="BOTTOM"

      PIN_NUMBER

      PAD_STACK_NAME

    END

     will extract pads from mysym.dra

     

    Be aware to specify "mysym.dra" and not "mysym" which will be translated to "mysym.brd" by extraxta. 

     

    In your exemple, you try to extract a netlist from a symbol: this is not possible since netlist makes no sense in a symbol. 


  • Thanks jch.
    I have tried with the following information, managed pull the data from DRA file.
    I have been asked to pull the some more data,can you hlep me to get standard names(some thing like PAD_STACK_NAME for padstack name) for the following Names
    Length
    Width
    x,y location
    InnerLayer
    OuterLayer
    Tolerence
    padunit
    padshape name
    padshape size
    silk screen.
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