Convert a Gerber Output to Orcad Layout

[Anonymous_Ricky]

orcad gerber reverse engineer

hi All,

kindly help me in finding out the process for converting geber file to Orcad layout.
i have gerber file from Protel
need to generate netlist and footprint also.

Thanks in advance.

Ricky

 

[House_Cat]

Re: gerber to orcad layout

You can't reverse engineer directly from Orcad Layout. You'll need to use a CAM editor like CAM350 or Gerbtool to do the reverse engineering, and then import the result into Orcad Layout.

There's a tutorial at: **broken link removed**

 

[rinj]

Re: gerber to orcad layout

Dear all,
Please help me.
I have the GERBTOOL in orcad10.5.
I want to do a reverse engineering task. I have gerber data (top, bot,drldwg, smt,ssb)of a 2 layer board. There is no other data like max file,schematic or netlist available.
I want to create the max file from the gerber data. what is the process (step by step ) to do that.
From this forum I could knew it is possible, I went through the gerbtool usermanual also. Still I am not clear how to do it (how to get footprint information & connection verification). From the gerber data it seems board has copper pour and all THcomponents placed in Bot layer.
Please explain to me , if anybody has done it successfully.

Thanks
rinj

 

[saumya_85]

Re: gerber to orcad layout

You can do reverse engineering.