Market for a GenCad .CAD to .DXF convertor?

[Owen Ransen]

Is there a market for a GenCad .CAD to .DXF convertor?

I've been asked to do a custom job to create a
a GenCad .CAD to DXF convertor...in your opinions
would there be a market for this in general?


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[sycochkn]

Is there a market for a GenCad .CAD to .DXF convertor?

I've been asked to do a custom job to create a
a GenCad .CAD to DXF convertor...in your opinions
would there be a market for this in general?


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What is the general use of a DXF file in electronic cad applications?

Bob

 

[Owen Ransen]

What is the general use of a DXF file in electronic cad applications?

As I understand it the use would be in production, not in the actual
design phase.



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[Brad Velander]

Typically DXF files are only used for transfer of ECAD information to
mechanical CAD or alternate ECAD tools where there is no other transfer
facility/format.

As for the conversion of GenCAD to DXF, GenCAD is universally poorly
accepted. It is much less accepted than ODB++. Now the IPC talks about a
newer version of GenCAD, they just don't learn. The new version will
probably be panned by most tools/users also.

 

[sycochkn]

Typically DXF files are only used for transfer of ECAD information to
mechanical CAD or alternate ECAD tools where there is no other transfer
facility/format.

As for the conversion of GenCAD to DXF, GenCAD is universally poorly
accepted. It is much less accepted than ODB++. Now the IPC talks about a
newer version of GenCAD, they just don't learn. The new version will
probably be panned by most tools/users also.

I was thinking of using dxf files to transfer Gerber files to AutoCAD and
using a component library for the parts. I see no real use for Inventor or
Solid Works, at the moment.

Bob

 

[Leon]

I was thinking of using dxf files to transfer Gerber files to AutoCAD  and
using a component library for the parts. I see no real use for Inventor or
Solid Works, at the moment.

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The Pulsonix software I use can import DXF or Gerber files and export
GenCAD files, FWIW. I don't know how well it works, though.

Leon

 

[Owen Ransen]

The Pulsonix software I use can import DXF or Gerber files and export
GenCAD files, FWIW. I don't know how well it works, though.

Pulsonix, thanks!


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