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Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2019 21:32:28 +1030
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Is the format binary or text?

ASCII conversion could be achieved with relatively low effort in
translate2coralEDA with a dedicated parser.

Binary conversion would require some form of format description to work
with.

If you are not in a hurry, I could implement a converter if provided with
sufficient information.

translate2coralEDA is the long planned refactor of translate2geda, with
support for padstacks, polygons, arbitrary text +/- rotation and arcs in
footprints, when exporting to pcb-rnd, but export of a simpler feature set
is still possible for gEDA pcb.

Regards,

Erich

On Wed, 27 Mar 2019 19:50 Derek Stewart (derek AT q40 DOT de) [via
geda-user AT delorie DOT com], <geda-user AT delorie DOT com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I am trying to convert an old PCB 68060 4 layer project from PCAD to
> gEDA, the data from the header of the data files shows the version of:
>
> Personal CAD Systems, Inc.
>
>
> PC-CARDS Database file version : 2.08
>
>
> Is there any way to convert the P-CAD project files.
>
> I have tried Altium Designer, which is supposed have loadable P-CAD
> import filters, but the data files I have are pre-date Altium's take
> over of PCad.
>
>  From Web searches, I found the data files could be from Accel EDA/PCAD
> 2000.
>
> I have paper schematics and worse cause scenario, I will enter the
> schematic by hand and re-create the PCB.
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Derek
>

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<div dir=3D"auto">Is the format binary or text?<div dir=3D"auto"><br></div>=
<div dir=3D"auto">ASCII conversion could be achieved with relatively low ef=
fort in translate2coralEDA with a dedicated parser.</div><div dir=3D"auto">=
<br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Binary conversion would require some form of fo=
rmat description to work with.</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D=
"auto">If you are not in a hurry, I could implement a converter if provided=
 with sufficient information.</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"=
auto">translate2coralEDA is the long planned refactor of translate2geda, wi=
th support for padstacks, polygons, arbitrary text +/- rotation and arcs in=
 footprints, when exporting to pcb-rnd, but export of a simpler feature set=
 is still possible for gEDA pcb.</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=
=3D"auto">Regards,</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Erich=
</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_=
attr">On Wed, 27 Mar 2019 19:50 Derek Stewart (<a href=3D"mailto:derek AT q40.=
de">derek AT q40 DOT de</a>) [via <a href=3D"mailto:geda-user AT delorie DOT com">geda-us=
er AT delorie DOT com</a>], &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:geda-user AT delorie DOT com">geda-user=
@delorie.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" styl=
e=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hi,<br>
<br>
I am trying to convert an old PCB 68060 4 layer project from PCAD to <br>
gEDA, the data from the header of the data files shows the version of:<br>
<br>
Personal CAD Systems, Inc. <br>
<br>
<br>
PC-CARDS Database file version : 2.08<br>
<br>
<br>
Is there any way to convert the P-CAD project files.<br>
<br>
I have tried Altium Designer, which is supposed have loadable P-CAD <br>
import filters, but the data files I have are pre-date Altium&#39;s take <b=
r>
over of PCad.<br>
<br>
=C2=A0From Web searches, I found the data files could be from Accel EDA/PCA=
D <br>
2000.<br>
<br>
I have paper schematics and worse cause scenario, I will enter the <br>
schematic by hand and re-create the PCB.<br>
<br>
-- <br>
Regards,<br>
<br>
Derek<br>
</blockquote></div>

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