PADS library and design translators are reliable, thorough, and accurate, enabling you to:
- Convert OrCAD, Protel, and P-CAD data to PADS easily, with the touch of a button
- Eliminate the need to recreate design libraries from scratch
- Provide product documentation customized with your title blocks, company logo, etc.
- Ensure design data integrity
- Leverage existing designs and data in future designs
- Move designs in and out of client systems
Learn more! Request our technical paper, "Recent Improvements in Safe and Accurate Electronic Design Data Migration."
Current customers on maintenance can download translators free of charge from SupportNet.
People who wish to include translators as part of their evaluation can contact a local distributor or sales representative.
Schematic Translators
With PADS schematic translators, you can convert schematics and symbols from/to the following programs:
- To PADS Logic (2005.x), from:
- To DxDesigner (ePD2004.x), from:
- OrCAD
- Protel
- P-CAD
- PADS Logic
PCB Translators
With PADS PCB translators, you can convert PCB designs and footprints from/to the following programs:
- To PADS Layout (2005.x), from:
Supported Releases
PADS translators support the following software versions:
Schematic Product | Version | File Format |
OrCAD® Capture | 9 and newer | .dsn, .olb | Binary |
Protel™ | 99SE,
DXP 2002,
DXP 2004 | .sch, .lib, .ddb,
.schdoc, .schlib | Binary, ASCII |
P-CAD® | 2002 / 2004 | .sch, .lib | Binary, ASCII |
PADS® Logic | 2004 and newer | .sch, .pt4, .ld4
.ln4, .pd4 | Binary |
Layout Product | Version | File Format |
Protel™ | 99SE,
DXP 2002, DXP 2004 | .pcb, .lib, .ddb,
.pcbdoc, .pcblib | Binary, ASCII |
P-CAD® | 2002 | .pcb, .lib | Binary, ASCII |
发表于 2006-5-11 16:03:00
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