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Import from PADS Layout

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Topic: Import from PADS Layout
Posted By: LinneaSjoholm
Subject: Import from PADS Layout
Date Posted: 17 Jun 2014 at 12:56am
Hi! I'm using PADS Layout and can import from PCB Library Expert to PADS, but I'm having problems with importing to PCB Library Expert from PADS. How do I do that?
 
Regards,
Linnea


Replies:
Posted By: Nick B
Date Posted: 17 Jun 2014 at 2:20am

The Library Expert does not import from the native CAD formats back into FPX format. The Library Expert maintains data in a CAD neutral FPX format, as well as user preferences (DAT files) and when you need to rebuild your libraries to a different format, or with different settings, it's a snap.

Nick



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Posted By: LinneaSjoholm
Date Posted: 18 Jun 2014 at 12:14am
I'm using PADS Layout version 9.4.

Posted By: Tom H
Date Posted: 18 Jun 2014 at 9:03am
You can use the new V2014.04 PADS to CAD Translator to convert PADS files to any other CAD tool, but you cannot import any CAD Tool Library data into Library Expert.

Library Expert auto-generates footprints on two pieces of data -

  1. Component Dimensions
  2. User Preference Rules

Your PADS Layout library does not have either of these two items.




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