PADS Schematic and PCB Translators
PADS translators are reliable, thorough, accurate, and FREE.
With them you can:
- Easily convert P-CAD, CADSTAR, OrCAD, Protel, and Altium Designer data to PADS
- Eliminate the need to redraw symbols from scratch
- Provide product documentation customized with your customer’s title blocks, company logo, etc.
- Ensure design data integrity
- Leverage existing designs and data in future designs
- Move designs in and out of client systems
- Safely investigate powerful tools for your PCB design flow without risking the loss of valuable schematic symbols, libraries, and PCB footprints.
Schematic Translators
With PADS schematic translators, you can convert schematics and symbols to DxDesigner or PADS Logic from the following programs:
To DxDesigner (PADS2007.5), from:
- OrCAD
- P-CAD
- CADSTAR
- Protel / Altium Designer
- PADS Logic
To PADS Logic (PADS9.0), from:
- OrCAD
- P-CAD
- CADSTAR
- Protel / Altium Designer
PCB Translators
With PADS PCB translators, you can convert PCB designs and footprints to PADS Layout from the following programs:
To PADS Layout (PADS9.0), from:
- OrCAD
- P-CAD
- CADSTAR
- Protel / Altium Designer
Supported Releases
PADS translators support schematic and/or layout translation from the following software products:
| Schematic Product | Version | File Extension | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| CADSTAR | v5, 6, 7, 8 | .scm, .csa, .lib | Binary, ASCII |
| OrCAD® Capture | 9.x, 10.x | .dsn, .olb | Binary |
| P-CAD® | 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006 | .sch, .lib | Binary, ASCII |
| Protel™ / Altium Designer | 99SE / DXP 2004/2006 / AD 6.x | .sch, .lib, .ddb .schdoc, .schlib | Binary, ASCII |
| PADS™ Logic | 2007 and newer | .sch, .pt07, .ld07 .ln07, .pd07 | Binary |
| Layout Product | Version | File Extension | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| OrCAD Layout | 9.x, 10.x | .max, .min, .lib | Binary, ASCII |
| Protel / Altium Designer | 99SE / DXP 2004/2006 / AD 6.x | .pcb, .lib, .ddb .pcbdoc, .pcblib | Binary, ASCII |
| CADSTAR | v5, 6, 7, 8 | .scm, .csa, .lib | Binary, ASCII |
| P-CAD | 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006 | .pcb, .lib | Binary, ASCII |