

The data integration between schematic and PCB layout can be realized in TARGET 3001! menu "Input-/Output Formats/Concatenate a schematic and a pcb". See TARGET menu "Actions / Reorganisation" Currently free text elements unfortunately get lost. Because we just converted a schematic file, no layout can be there. If you now wish to open the project in TARGET 3001!. The converter shows you succeeded in converting! Where do you want to save it? In our example we save it to the same directory. In the converter now click button "Convert". sorry for not showing english Windows (R) dialogs. In the opening dialog select it but choose "File Type": "ProtelPCBText *.PCB". Open the "Source", the ASCII-file we just generated. This is the dialog of the ASCII interface. Please open TARGET and select in menu "File" "Input-/Output Formats" and there "ASCII - Interface" In our example we just added the letters TXT for the extension after conversion still is *.PCB.Īfter "Save" is pressed please find the converted file in the defined directory. How to open PCB files You will need a program compatible with the specific file you are trying to open, as different programs may use files with file extension PCB for different purposes. In the following dialog choose "File Type" (extension) "Protel PCB 2.8 ASCII File (*.PCB)" and enter an appropriate name for the ASCII file, wich is now created. In this example the file: "Z80 Processor Board.pcb". Highlight in Protel Design Explorer the file you wish to convert. The conversion process is described as follows:
