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Seeking PADs .pcb file format specification to write decoder for OpenBoardView
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Jul 01.2019, 16:35:13
Hi everyone,
Wondering if anyone had access to the file format specification for the PADs .pcb file format ( looks like a database type format from initial inspection ) ?
I'm asking because I want to write a decoder for it so I can add it as another format that OpenBoardView can decode.
Regards,
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A****min
Jul 02.2019, 18:04:32
PADS will export an ASCII file format which is much more developer friendly.
It's still a 'native' format, so there are no issues with exporting a design to .asc and re-importing it. Think of it as a human-readable version of the .PCB format.
If you really need to parse .PCB directly, then it may be helpful to get the same design in both .PCB and .ASC formats, and use one to help understand the meaning of the other.
