There is a good PADS (from PCB to POWER V2.2) to Orcad V7 Windows available
from Router Solutions (http://www.rsi-inc.com).
Works pretty perfect, including Planes etc.... Send me a files for test.

Wolfgang

-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Collins <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Thursday, May 21, 1998 8:59 AM
Subject: [DC] PADS 2.0 to OrCAD 7.10 Translation


>Is there a new translator available to convert PADS 2.0 files to OrCAD 7.10
>format. I have been trying to convert my PADS library to an OrCAD format
>with no success. Is it true that when the pad stack inf. is translated into
>OrCAD you lose some of the original pad stack inf. i.e.: OrCAD changes all
>layers to same values if they were different in PADS pad stacks. I have
>posted this same request to OrCAD's Tech support line but I think I'll get
>an answer faster by posting here.
>
>Thanks in advance for your help.
>
>Steve Collins
>PCB Design Supervisor
>Antec Corp
>
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