Re: gEDA-user: translation standards

[Joerg <joergsch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Kai-Martin Knaak wrote:
> On Wed, 13 May 2009 14:12:52 -0700, Steve Meier wrote:
> 
>> I believe the electronics industry has already centered on the PADs
>> ASCII file format which has the netlist, components, foor print's,
>> layers, lines, vias etc.
> 
> Is this standard open in any way? 
> That is, can it be read without signing a NDA statement?
> 

Not sure if this could help:

http://www.ashevillecommunity.org/hawker/pcb/pads/bmp2asc.html

It's been a long time since I sat in front of a PADS system. AFAIR the 
file format was described in great detail in the help files and it might 
still be that way. On older systems probably in the shape of a book 
instead of a help file. Almost looked like the detailed documentation 
that came with the very first IBM XT PCs.

-- 
Regards, Joerg

http://www.analogconsultants.com/



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