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PADS library conversion to Allegro Library

baguhan21

Good day. Our company is immigrating from Mentor Graphics PADS to Cadence Allegro. I already found a way to import the layout of PADS to Allegro PCB editor but exporting the PADS library and importing it to Allegro is not simple.

I found a process on how to convert a PADS part into Allegro but this process involves converting a part one at a time.

is there a process in which i can convert the parts all at the same time and place them accordingly on the converted allegro layout.

thanks in advance.

-christian

  • If you have the converted board in Allegro PCB Editor you can use File >Export >Libraries; select the elements you want to create and a directory to export them to then select "Export". This will create, for example, the .dra, .psm, .ssm, .fsm, .pad files that you need for later use.

    If you have a PADS design that has all of your library parts in it you would be able to recreate the entire library.

  • it works perpectly... it seems now that it was a stupid question...

     thank you again.

  • it works perpectly, it seems now that it was a stupid question... :D

     thank you again...

  • by the way, can i add another question sir Rik... i successfully imported traces and parts into allegro but without nets, they all shows dummy net although I included "connections" when i exported ASCII from my PADS layout. i tried exporting the nets from the PADS logic and then importing it to allgro which says no error on netin log file and yet they are still dummy net. i also tried derive connections, same result. can you help me.

    very much appreciated.

    -christian

  • Hi,

    I think you need to import "Routes" too. I've never had it happen when it didn't translate the electrical connections. Odd.

    Good day.

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