Dear Scott,

translators have limitations and we publish these limitations on our WEB
site.

Drills in PDIF.
Please show me how can I extract drill information from the PDIF file. I
have not found a way of doing this.

Copper Pour in PADS POWER.
Pads has limitations how complex a copper pour can be. If it is too complex
PADS give a message "Display error". However Pads has improved their copper
pour read every version. I have not tested the POWER V3 (I just received
it), but maybe they fixed some things.

Wolfgang

----- Original Message -----
From: Scott D. Shepard <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 1999 1:40 PM
Subject: Re: [DC] Translators, Allegro to PowerPCB


> I recently had a P-CAD to PowerPCB translation done for me. There were a
> few problems. Copper pours didn't make it and drill information didn't
> make it. The library was useable, after modifying the drill info. But,
> IMO, it's the reason I don't buy there software, the 90% that makes is
> great, but where's the rest? Most of their products are incomplete and
> therefore unreliable.
>
> Scott
>
>
> David Rolfe wrote:
> >
> > > I could use your input.  I have an Allegro file I need to convert to
PADS
> > > PowerPCB for changes and future reference.  The people at RSI say it
is no
> > > problem.  Has anyone used their translators before ?  How well did
they
> > > work ?
> > >
> > > I would appreciated any input.
> > >
> > > David Rolfe
> > > Layout Engineer
> > > PMC-Sierra
> > >
> > > [log in to unmask]
> > >
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