Thread: How to open file that has PCB extension

Files are downloaded from this ie, nd Express PCB cant open them..

What to sdo

Did you try to open with a text/hex editor to see if there is any text containing some pcb software infos?

I think you can use the tool named

express pcb

to open this file because express pcb uses the extension .pcb

Tango also uses .pcb

Also Cadstar, Traxmaker and the old DOS version of Orcad PCB could use *.PCB as I remember. Post the header of the file if it's plain text, could be useful.

Greetings,

Protel for Windows versions before Protel98 all used *.pcb extensions.

Check out www.altium.com or www.protel.com

The Protel DXP 2004 demo file is large, however it will open most *.pcb files for you.

Another solution is to download the Circad demo from www.holophase.com This is a much smaller file to download.

This will also open Protel/Autotrax *,pcb files.

If you still have problems you could email it to me and I will see if I can open it for you.

Regards,

derekg

hi,
try with power-pcb, because it has extension .pcb.

PCAD also uses the *.pcb extension for pcb.
tyr to open with wordpad like editor.may you get some hint

rishab

Originally Posted by grizli

Files are downloaded from this ie, nd Express PCB cant open them..

What to sdo

hi
any pcb program soft ware will open this file as p-cad , orcad, protus,....etc

Hi
You could open with UltraEdit/UltraEdit-32 to see if there is any text containing some pcb software infos.


ynhe

There are many programs that uses file extended with pcb like:
pcad, proteus,

grizli,

moore cad programs use .pcb extension. Davorin is right.

Open the .pcb file with worpad or other best ascii editor, then read the initial rows.

In most cases you can read in initial rows, info on the prog and version, then you need the specific cad.

skywalker.

Try with Cadstar or CR-5000 Board designer both can open files with *.Pcb extension

rgds,
prasanna

Well, difficult to answer that. There are lots of packages that use .pcb extn. Protel, & pads both use.pcb extn.

If you try open these it says " unregognized file format".

If you can read the header file then you might head in right direction.

Hi,

Its simple,open the pcb file in word and look into the header line for software name and version.........hope this will help you.



Regards

Rame

TRY to look into its property which software it was routed in, Cadstar and PowerPCB uses the same extension.

ricky

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