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Can I merge two PCB's using scripting either python or something else?

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I have to PCB's, I want to merge them together. I have done it by editing the Design Entry  HDL. But I'm wondering if can be automated by some kind of scripting in python or some other language. Is there way that I can find the connection in some which is accessible in python. So I can write code to merge them. 

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    Did you try using import->clipboard? It has some good options like Preserve RefDes, nets on shapes and vias...

    Another option that might work is Replicate from Placement Mode, applied to the full board.

    As for the SKILL, yes, it can be done. I've done bits and pieces in the past (an Eagle Board importer before Cadence had included by default in OrCAD) and I tell you: this is not for the faint of heart :). OrCAD to OrCAD should be easier though, since you'll be dealing with the same data structures at both ends. You will need to parse all relevant elementes and properties: symbols, traces, vias, shapes. I think the easiest approach is to export an ASCII file of each board (a sort of export function you need to write, axlExtractToFile and its friends, it might help) and then import them in the master board.

    I wouldn't involve a 2nd tool (Python) as it only complicates things.

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