PCB Layout - Beginner help

[pjamu]

Hi all,
I'm completely new to PCB simulation and I have Allegro physical viewer with me.Now,I won't be doing the complete pcb layout but I'll be studying & analyzing PCB simulation(with .brd files in physical viewer).
And since I neither have the expertise nor the software to actually design/generate .brd files I need sample .brd files to start with until I can move on to a complex phase in my learning process.(And try as I might, I couldn't find simple .brd files by googling.)
I want the simplest of .brd/.dpf that a novice like me could understand. Is there anyone out there who could provide me with the required resources?
Thanks in advance.

 

[goutham.kn]

Hi pjamu, i have attached a simple .brd file. Check it out and let me know if thats what you were looking for.

View attachment brd.7z

 

[pjamu]

I get this error when i try to load it in allegro physical viewer

 

[goutham.kn]

I am not sure what that error refers to. Check the new attachment and see if it works.

View attachment brd.7z

 

[FvM]

You are trying to open an Eagle brd file in Allegro Viewer. That will hardly work.

 

[pjamu]

So is there anyway to convert between the 2 formats so that I can view them in allegro?

 

[FvM]

That's not possible. The Allegro PCB tool (not the free viewer) has limited capabilities to import some foreign formats, but surely not Eagle.

 

[pjamu]

Ok.. I finally got a couple of board files that works on Allegro. But now I've another question, what are the different aspects of pcb design should I know about if I'm going to be using the viewer alone?
(Note: I'm not going to do the actual pcb design So I don't need the whole editor/designer tutorial. )
Is there an viewer-only tutorial?

 

[FvM]

The Allegro viewer is fairly self explanatory for people with basic PCB design experience, I think. I managed to navigate through complex designs without having worked with Allegro before. I guess there's no specific viewer tutorial, you should have noticed the viewer pdf manual.