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--001a1143ac58c83c4705484924b8 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 On 11 February 2017 at 18:32, Peter Stuge (peter AT stuge DOT se) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com] <geda-user AT delorie DOT com> wrote: > Peter Clifton (petercjclifton AT googlemail DOT com) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com] > wrote: > > > I know there are people looking into file translation - and I released it > > in the hope it would be useful. > > > > Something you can use in edacore? > > That's what I was thinking. The hard part of edacore is data models, > so it's very interesting to see what can come out of Altium! > > I know there's a tool converting Altium to KiCAD to also look at. > Yes, I did see that (after I wrote the start of this code). I have added a number of additional fields they supported to my code, but did not get as far as attempting to convert entire schematics or layouts. (Wasn't my use-case... I was just after some symbols, footprints, 3D models a vendor had in Altium format). > > If anyone wants to contribute, that would also be cool. > > How about releases? Packaging I mean. Are you interested in doing > that, or would you be cool with someone else doing it, and maybe > even running a repo elsewhere? > Hadn't thought of it, but I suppose were someone interested - it could be cool. github was a convenient place to throw the repository initially, although I almost went repo.or.cz. geda-project.org would be possible (if I ask DJ, but I also wanted to make it more "neutral" project wise). I figured people could work on the repository in any of these places though. FWIW, the "library" isn't really super useful just yet as a proper library - and if it were to be released as a tarball release for packaging - the example program (command line conversion tool) probably ought to be renamed something like "openaltium" or "altium2geda" or whatever. Currently the code basically just reads the Altium files, walks the data within and printf's geda-compatible output as it goes along. As you say, data-models are hard... at some point it would be nicer if it actually parsed the Altium file to some internal representation, then emitted from that. (Needs work to be clean code!) Final PS... I wonder how long it is before I get legal grief for calling it "openaltium" / "libopenaltium"... the title was meant to be descriptive (a library for opening Altium files) - but I can sort of imagine Altium might be unhappy with the name. --001a1143ac58c83c4705484924b8 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><br><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quo= te">On 11 February 2017 at 18:32, Peter Stuge (<a href=3D"mailto:peter AT stug= e.se">peter AT stuge DOT se</a>) [via <a href=3D"mailto:geda-user AT delorie DOT com">ged= a-user AT delorie DOT com</a>] <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:geda-user AT d= elorie.com" target=3D"_blank">geda-user AT delorie DOT com</a>></span> wrote:<b= r><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:= 1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><span class=3D"">Peter Clifton (<a href=3D= "mailto:petercjclifton AT googlemail DOT com">petercjclifton AT googlemail DOT com</a><wb= r>) [via <a href=3D"mailto:geda-user AT delorie DOT com">geda-user AT delorie DOT com</a>= ] wrote:<br></span><span class=3D""></span></blockquote><div>=C2=A0</div><b= lockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px = #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><span class=3D"">> I know there are people = looking into file translation - and I released it<br> > in the hope it would be useful.<br> ><br> </span><span class=3D"">> Something you can use in edacore?<br> <br> </span>That's what I was thinking. The hard part of edacore is data mod= els,<br> so it's very interesting to see what can come out of Altium!<br> <br> I know there's a tool converting Altium to KiCAD to also look at.<span = class=3D""><br></span></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Yes, I did see that = (after I wrote the start of this code). I have added a number of additional= fields they supported to my code, but did not get as far as attempting to = convert entire schematics or layouts. (Wasn't my use-case... I was just= after some symbols, footprints, 3D models a vendor had in Altium format).<= br></div><div><br>=C2=A0</div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"ma= rgin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><span class=3D= ""> > If anyone wants to contribute, that would also be cool.<br> <br> </span>How about releases? Packaging I mean. Are you interested in doing<br= > that, or would you be cool with someone else doing it, and maybe<br> even running a repo elsewhere?<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Hadn'= ;t thought of it, but I suppose were someone interested - it could be cool.= github was a convenient place to throw the repository initially, although = I almost went <a href=3D"http://repo.or.cz">repo.or.cz</a>.=C2=A0 <a href= =3D"http://geda-project.org">geda-project.org</a> would be possible (if I a= sk DJ, but I also wanted to make it more "neutral" project wise).= I figured people could work on the repository in any of these places thoug= h.<br><br></div><div>FWIW, the "library" isn't really super u= seful just yet as a proper library - and if it were to be released as a tar= ball release for packaging - the example program (command line conversion t= ool) probably ought to be renamed something like "openaltium" or = "altium2geda" or whatever.<br><br></div><div>Currently the code b= asically just reads the Altium files, walks the data within and printf'= s geda-compatible output as it goes along. As you say, data-models are hard= ... at some point it would be nicer if it actually parsed the Altium file t= o some internal representation, then emitted from that. (Needs work to be c= lean code!)<br></div><div><br><br></div><div>Final PS... I wonder how long = it is before I get legal grief for calling it "openaltium" / &quo= t;libopenaltium"... the title was meant to be descriptive (a library f= or opening Altium files) - but I can sort of imagine Altium might be unhapp= y with the name.<br></div><br></div></div></div> --001a1143ac58c83c4705484924b8--
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