Rich, The netlist in a Mentor neutral file is not in IPC-D-356 format. I believe that all of the data, and more, is in the neutral file but in an entirely different format. In the past, Mentor has provided an unsupported script that can create an IPC-D-356 format netlist from a Mentor BoardStation database. Rich Reinheimer wrote: >Hello, > Can someone summarize the type of Netlist data found in a Mentor Neutral file? We'd like to start requesting Netlist files from our customers. Some send in the Neutral file and it works for us but is the netlist contained within equivalent to an IPC-D-356 or better yet IPC-D-356A or is it it's own formatting? > > >-Thanks, >-Rich Reinheimer > >--------------------------------------------------- >Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8e >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 or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) >To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest >Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives >Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5315 >----------------------------------------------------- > > > > -- Regards, Glenn ============================================================================= Utilitek Systems Inc. since 1986 providing: Mentor Graphics PCB design services, Mentor consulting services, Custom AMPLE development & Mentor productivity Software including GeomGen, automatic geometry generation 148 Vestal Parkway East Vestal, NY 13850 voice: 607-786-9064 x25 fax: 607-786-5563 email: [log in to unmask] web: http://www.utilitek.com --------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8e 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 or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5315 -----------------------------------------------------