Hi Ken, Just catching up on my TechNet reading and noticed your post. You can get a macro for PADS to extract the IPC-D-356A netlist for free from the authors at http://www.capecad.com/htm/programs.htm This macro works very nicely and has been tested by lots of users. Remember to thank the good folks at Cape CAD for making this available. Regards, Seth Goodman Goodman Associates, LLC tel 608.833.9933 fax 608.833.9966 > -----Original Message----- > From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Ken Patel > Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 4:03 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [TN] CAD Database file v/s Netlist file > > > PCB Expert, > If I provide my fab house CAD database file in ASCII format, do I still > have to provide netlist in IPC-356 file format. Can fab house be able to > extract needed netlist info for testing purpose out of database file? > > The dilemma I have is that my cad person do not know how to extract the > netlist file from PADS. Any help/clarification in this direction will be > appreciated. > > Re, > Ken Patel > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > --------------- > Technet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8d > To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in > the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet > To temporarily halt delivery of Technet send e-mail to > [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL > To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to > [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest > Search previous postings at: www.ipc.org > On-Line Resources & > Databases > E-mail Archives > Please visit IPC web site (http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm) for > additional > information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or > 847-509-9700 ext.5315 > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > --------------- > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8d To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search previous postings at: www.ipc.org > On-Line Resources & Databases > E-mail Archives Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5315 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------