CADSTAR file conversion

Recognized PCB archives can supply layout data; component extracts alone do not define a complete board.

Conversion outputs

These routes depend on supported source contents. Each upload receives its own result and notes.

• KiCad PCBSupported subset

  Supported board geometry and source-defined component connections.

• Gerber + ExcellonSupported subset

  Physical layers, drilling and outlines supplied by the source.

• Eagle 7 XML boardSupported subset

  Supported board geometry and source-defined component connections.

• EasyEDA Standard / Pro (EasyEDA Standard JSON)Supported subset

  Supported board geometry and source-defined component connections.

• PADS ASCIISupported subset

  Supported board geometry and source-defined component connections.

• gEDA PCBSupported subset

  Supported board geometry and source-defined component connections.

• P-CAD ASCII (P-CAD ACCEL_ASCII)Supported subset

  Supported board geometry and source-defined component connections.

• Fabmaster extractSupported subset

  Supported board geometry and source-defined component connections.

• Cadence Allegro (Specctra DSN exchange)Supported subset

  Supported board geometry and source-defined component connections.

• OrCAD Capture (Specctra DSN exchange)Supported subset

  Supported board geometry and source-defined component connections.

• Specctra DSNSupported subset

  Supported board geometry and source-defined component connections.

• IDF 3.0 board outline and drillingSupported subset

  Board outline, known thickness and round through holes.

• IPC-D-356Supported subset

  Electrical test points and source-defined connections.

• IPC-2581 XMLSupported subset

  Physical layers and drilling. Pads with different geometry on different layers require another output format.

• GenCADSupported subset

  Supported board geometry and source-defined component connections.

• STEPSupported subset

  Board shape with known dimensions and thickness.

• ODB++Supported subset

  Physical layers, drilling and outlines supplied by the source.

• Excellon drill packageSupported subset

  Supplied or recognized drilled holes; no copper or component information.

• SVG board layer plotsSupported subset

  Board layer drawings.

• DXF board outlineSupported subset

  Board outline drawings with explicit dimensions.

• Component placement CSVSupported subset

  Only source-defined component placements; every exported component must have a known origin, side and rotation.

• STL triangle meshSupported subset

  Board shape with known dimensions and thickness.

• glTF binary 3D modelSupported subset

  Board shape with known dimensions and thickness.

• Open CASCADE BREPSupported subset

  Board shape with known dimensions and thickness.

• PLY polygon meshSupported subset

  Board shape with known dimensions and thickness.

• VRML 3D modelSupported subset

  Board shape with known dimensions and thickness.

• KiCad XML netlist (KiCad intermediate XML netlist)Supported subset

  Named connections between recognized component pins.

• KiCad synthesized connectivity schematicSupported subset

  A new schematic of recognized connections; the original drawing layout is not retained.

• Component BOM CSVSupported subset

  Recognized components, values and part information.

• PDF board plot or model listingSupported subset

  Board drawings where geometry is available, or a report of recognized information.

Keep the source

• CADSTAR (original files)Original files

  Return the original CADSTAR files unchanged, in their original format.

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