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Mentor Graphics PADS layout to Cadence Translator

ahkuih
ahkuih over 16 years ago

Hi,

     Is there a way to translate mentor graphics PADS layout to Cadence PCB Editor(i refer to Allegro)?

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  • gjain
    gjain over 16 years ago

    Hi,

    For translating PADS layout design into Allegro,

    you need to first export PADS data into ASCII format.

    Then in Allegro using "File-->Import-->PADS" you can import the ASCII PADS database.

    rgds, gaurav

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