Protel to Specctra

[Designer2004]

Hi

I have exported many pcbs from Protel 99 to specctra to auto route.
The problem i have is that i can not export GND and power nets to
specctra correctly to cause specctra treat these nets differently.

Does anyone have experience in this problem?

Regards

 

[Anton Erasmus]

On 15 Jan 2006 00:21:46 -0800, "Designer2004"
<reza.malekmohammadi@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi

I have exported many pcbs from Protel 99 to specctra to auto route.
The problem i have is that i can not export GND and power nets to
specctra correctly to cause specctra treat these nets differently.

Does anyone have experience in this problem?

The Protel 99 to/from specctra interface is a very limited
interface. Only the bare basics are supported. Anything else you
have to edit/setup directly in specctra.
The interface between Protel/Specctra has not improved one bit from
what I could see in the Demo of the latest Protel product.

Regards
Anton Erasmus

 

[Designer2004]

Hi

Thanks for your reply.
Would you please suggest me other methods to do that( such as using
other softwares)?

Regards

 

[Designer2004]

Hi

Thanks for your reply.
Would you please suggest me other methods to do that(such as using
other tools)?

Regards

 

[Leon]

Designer2004 wrote:

Hi

Thanks for your reply.
Would you please suggest me other methods to do that( such as using
other softwares)?

You could try Electra:

http://www.connecteda.com/

It's written by someone who used to work on Specctra. It's very good.

Leon

 

[Anton Erasmus]

On 15 Jan 2006 03:26:32 -0800, "Designer2004"
<reza.malekmohammadi@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi

Thanks for your reply.
Would you please suggest me other methods to do that( such as using
other softwares)?

There might be better Protel 99 to/from Specctra filters available. If
you can find such software I would expect it tobe quite expensive.
When I had to have more control on routing and nets, I did it manually
in specctra. Although this is time consuming, it works and is
possible.

Regards
AJ Erasmus

 

[Roy Battell]

In message <1137334750.367532.241970@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>, Leon
<leon_heller@hotmail.com> writes

Designer2004 wrote:
Hi

Thanks for your reply.
Would you please suggest me other methods to do that( such as using
other softwares)?

You could try Electra:

http://www.connecteda.com/

It's written by someone who used to work on Specctra. It's very good.

Leon

Yes it is, especially for the price, but it uses the same design
files as Specctra (DSN, RTE & SES files) so will have the same
interface problems if the CAD interface doesn't do what you want.

If you want a look at it in a free 30 day trial you can download
it along with the free 256 pin (indefinite use) edition of Vutrax
PCB CAD which understands different power rail and powerplane
connection styles. Start at either of
http://www.vutrax.co.uk (Main UK site for Vutrax CAD)
http://www.bnellis.com/vutrax (Central Europe Mirror)
--
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