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Subject: Re: [geda-help] exporting to eagle et al
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On Sep 19, 2014, at 9:47 PM, Peter Stuge <peter AT stuge DOT se> wrote:

> vattan wrote:
>> send files to someone who is not using gEDA, they have Altium and Eagle etc.
>> I assume Eagle would be the easiest to export to
> 
> Interchangeability of working files is not a strong point of any EDA
> software, also not gEDA. Noone uses it much and it's low priority.

Actually, some of us use netlist export a lot, and it’s generally a strong point of gEDA. I’ve exported successfully to PH70, Calay, Osmond, Tango, and a couple of tools that can import PADS format. I’ve also exported SPICE to an ASIC layout house (and, of course, for simulation). However, the commercial makers of integrated environments keep making import harder at their end.

So, this stuff needs maintenance. File a bug report, maybe somebody will fix it. Or, learn just a little Scheme programming, and you could fix it yourself.
 
> 
> I'd say your only chance is to use the common export formats; like
> gerber and png. Of course Altium or Eagle can't work with them.
> 
> I'm afraid you are a few decades too early.
> 

Actually, it’s getting worse as the vendors try to lock in their users.

> 
>> Does anyone have any insight here?
> 
> Road untraveled, noone has invested resources into making it smooth,
> it is very bumpy. A detour will save you time in the end, unless you
> want to invest significant resources in paving the road before you
> can travel it.
> 
> 
> //Peter
> 

John Doty              Noqsi Aerospace, Ltd.
http://www.noqsi.com/
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