allegro17.4的brd文件用AD打开
一直用的AD,刚接触allegro就下载了17.4最新版本(很后悔)
用allegro画到PCB板之后想用转到AD,开始了我费尽心力的过程
1、查找资料后发现17.4是无法直接转到AD的,最高可以转AD的是17.2,所以需要将17.4降版本到17.2
Setup-User Perference Editor-Drawing -database_compatibility_mode中Value值选择17.2
保存文件
2、用17.2保存的文件依旧无法用AD的导入(Import Wizard)直接导入,报错Allegro design file XXX.brd not recognized,or version is too
old
3、将17.2的brd文件导出成alg文件,再用AD进行导入
首先到AD的安装目录下复制Allegro2Altium.bat和AllegroExportViews.txt
将复制到的2个文件和要导出的brd文件放在一个文件夹下
修改Allegro2Altium.bat文件,用记事本打开
extracta.exe %1 AllegroExportViews.txt AllegroBoard.txt AllegroLayer.txt AllegroConnectivity.txt AllegroNetRules.txt AllegroPadStack.txt AllegroGeometry.txt AllegroSymbolDefinitions.txt AllegroSymbolInstances.txt AllegroAddlGeometry.txt AllegroMultiStackup.txt
COPY AllegroBoard.txt+AllegroLayer.txt+AllegroConnectivity.txt+AllegroNetRules.txt+AllegroPadStack.txt+AllegroGeometry.txt+AllegroSymbolDefinitions.txt+AllegroSymbolInstances.txt+AllegroAddlGeometry.txt+AllegroMultiStackup.txt AllegroASCII.txt
DEL AllegroBoard.txt AllegroLayer.txt AllegroConnectivity.txt AllegroNetRules.txt AllegroPadStack.txt AllegroGeometry.txt AllegroSymbolDefinitions.txt AllegroSymbolInstances.txt AllegroAddlGeometry.txt AllegroMultiStackup.txt
MOVE /-Y AllegroASCII.txt %1.alg
将其中的1%改成brd的文件名,同时我这个代码添加了extracta.exe文件的路径(是allegro的安装路径) 我的文件名floor.brd
C:\Cadence\SPB_17.2\tools\bin\extracta.exe .brd AllegroExportViews.txt AllegroBoard.txt AllegroLayer.txt AllegroConnectivity.txt AllegroNetRules.txt AllegroPadStack.txt AllegroGeometry.txt AllegroSymbolDefinitions.txt AllegroSymbolInstances.txt AllegroAddlGeometry.txt AllegroMultiStackup.txt
COPY AllegroBoard.txt+AllegroLayer.txt+AllegroConnectivity.txt+AllegroNetRules.txt+AllegroPadStack.txt+AllegroGeometry.txt+AllegroSymbolDefinitions.txt+AllegroSymbolInstances.txt+AllegroAddlGeometry.txt+AllegroMultiStackup.txt AllegroASCII.txt
DEL AllegroBoard.txt AllegroLayer.txt AllegroConnectivity.txt AllegroNetRules.txt AllegroPadStack.txt AllegroGeometry.txt AllegroSymbolDefinitions.txt AllegroSymbolInstances.txt AllegroAddlGeometry.txt AllegroMultiStackup.txt
MOVE /-Y AllegroASCII.txt floor.alg
执行Allegro2Altium.bat文件
生成floor.alg文件
4、将alg文件导入到AD
打开AD
File_Import Wizard
next
allegro Design Files
add 添加刚刚生成的alg文件
直接默认到最后会生成PCBDOC。
注:17.4的原理图可以用17.2直接打开。AD可以直接导入17.2的原理图。元件封装和焊盘都是可以用17.2直接打开的。
我开始的AD是13版本,我担心因为版本的问题,所以在做这个的时候更新到了20版本。据说19的版本就可以打开17.2的