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Can OrCAD be used to import or view gerber files ?

johnbbsr
johnbbsr over 5 years ago

I am new to using OrCAD but other packages I've used support the ability to view and/or import gerber files, including the free tool Design Spark PCB !

Surely a professional package such as OrCAD can perform this ?

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  • RFinley
    RFinley over 5 years ago

    The capability is there so you can review gerber files generated by Allegro and for design reuse. 

    I may have used it to avoid re-laying out a P-CAD archive of designs to make FAA re-cert easier.    

    Allegro is limited by the Gerber 274x format it is willing to accept.   This P*DS shop had CAM350 which we used to reformat the data before import.

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  • johnbbsr
    johnbbsr over 5 years ago in reply to RFinley

    Thanks RFinley

    How do I import gerber files then ?

    If I choose Import->More->Artwork the dialogue has an option for Gerber 274x...

    But the filetypes are *.art...

    The gerber files Im trying to import have extensions such as *.GBL, *.GBP, *.GTL, *.GTP etc

    If I choose 'All Files (*.*) and try to import one of the gerber files I get the following error...

     So how do you import (or view) gerber files in OrCAD PCB ?

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  • CadAce2K
    CadAce2K over 5 years ago in reply to johnbbsr

    If these aren't Allegro-generated gerber files, I wouldn't waste my time trying to import them, sorry. Been there, tried that. You end up with a lot of trial-n-error.

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