pcbx.toolsIDF file conversion
Recognized straight board outlines and placements; copper, drilled holes and board thickness are not reconstructed.
What to upload
Keep the IDF board outline and associated placement files together. Preserve the units declared by the source.
What to review
Check the outline and component positions. This import does not reconstruct copper, drilled holes or board thickness.
Conversion outputs
These routes depend on supported source contents. Each upload receives its own result and notes.
- KiCad PCBSupported subset
Supported outline-only geometry. Copper, component pads, drilling and electrical connections are not inferred; incomplete component geometry can prevent export.
- Gerber + ExcellonSupported subset
Supported outline-only geometry. Copper, component pads, drilling and electrical connections are not inferred; incomplete component geometry can prevent export.
- Eagle 7 XML boardSupported subset
Supported outline-only geometry. Copper, component pads, drilling and electrical connections are not inferred; incomplete component geometry can prevent export.
- EasyEDA Standard / Pro (EasyEDA Standard JSON)Supported subset
Supported outline-only geometry. Copper, component pads, drilling and electrical connections are not inferred; incomplete component geometry can prevent export.
- PADS ASCIISupported subset
Supported outline-only geometry. Copper, component pads, drilling and electrical connections are not inferred; incomplete component geometry can prevent export.
- gEDA PCBSupported subset
Supported outline-only geometry. Copper, component pads, drilling and electrical connections are not inferred; incomplete component geometry can prevent export.
- P-CAD ASCII (P-CAD ACCEL_ASCII)Supported subset
Supported outline-only geometry. Copper, component pads, drilling and electrical connections are not inferred; incomplete component geometry can prevent export.
- Fabmaster extractSupported subset
Supported outline-only geometry. Copper, component pads, drilling and electrical connections are not inferred; incomplete component geometry can prevent export.
- Cadence Allegro (Specctra DSN exchange)Supported subset
Supported outline-only geometry. Copper, component pads, drilling and electrical connections are not inferred; incomplete component geometry can prevent export.
- OrCAD Capture (Specctra DSN exchange)Supported subset
Supported outline-only geometry. Copper, component pads, drilling and electrical connections are not inferred; incomplete component geometry can prevent export.
- Specctra DSNSupported subset
Supported outline-only geometry. Copper, component pads, drilling and electrical connections are not inferred; incomplete component geometry can prevent export.
- IPC-2581 XMLSupported subset
Supported outline-only geometry. Copper, component pads, drilling and electrical connections are not inferred; incomplete component geometry can prevent export.
- GenCADSupported subset
Supported outline-only geometry. Copper, component pads, drilling and electrical connections are not inferred; incomplete component geometry can prevent export.
- ODB++Supported subset
Supported outline-only geometry. Copper, component pads, drilling and electrical connections are not inferred; incomplete component geometry can prevent export.
- SVG board layer plotsSupported subset
Supported outline-only geometry. Copper, component pads, drilling and electrical connections are not inferred; incomplete component geometry can prevent export.
- DXF board outlineSupported subset
Supported outline-only geometry. Copper, component pads, drilling and electrical connections are not inferred; incomplete component geometry can prevent export.
- Component placement CSVSupported subset
Only source-defined component placements; every exported component must have a known origin, side and rotation.
- 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
- IDF (original files)Original files
Return the original IDF files unchanged, in their original format.
Unavailable output options
- CADSTAR PCB ArchiveUnavailable
Supported board geometry and source-defined component connections. Creating CADSTAR PCB Archive files from another format is not available. An unchanged original package can be returned instead.
- Altium Designer (Altium PcbDoc)Unavailable
Supported board geometry and source-defined component connections. Creating Altium PcbDoc files from another format is not available. An unchanged original package can be returned instead.
- SOLIDWORKS PCB (Altium PcbDoc)Unavailable
Supported board geometry and source-defined component connections. Creating Altium PcbDoc files from another format is not available. An unchanged original package can be returned instead.
- Siemens Xpedition (IDF exchange)Unavailable
Board shape with known dimensions and thickness. Creating IDF exchange files from another format is not available. An unchanged original package can be returned instead.
- DipTrace PCBUnavailable
Supported board geometry and source-defined component connections. Creating DipTrace PCB files from another format is not available. An unchanged original package can be returned instead.
- LibrePCB projectUnavailable
Supported board geometry and source-defined component connections. Creating LibrePCB project files from another format is not available. An unchanged original package can be returned instead.
- IPC-D-356Unavailable
Electrical test points and source-defined connections. This output requires board pads and electrical connections; physical artwork or a logical list alone is insufficient.
- STEPUnavailable
Board shape with known dimensions and thickness. The imported data does not provide the known board thickness required for this output.
- Excellon drill packageUnavailable
Supplied or recognized drilled holes; no copper or component information. Drawing outlines do not define drilled holes or their plating.
- STL triangle meshUnavailable
Board shape with known dimensions and thickness. The imported data does not provide the known board thickness required for this output.
- glTF binary 3D modelUnavailable
Board shape with known dimensions and thickness. The imported data does not provide the known board thickness required for this output.
- Open CASCADE BREPUnavailable
Board shape with known dimensions and thickness. The imported data does not provide the known board thickness required for this output.
- PLY polygon meshUnavailable
Board shape with known dimensions and thickness. The imported data does not provide the known board thickness required for this output.
- VRML 3D modelUnavailable
Board shape with known dimensions and thickness. The imported data does not provide the known board thickness required for this output.
- KiCad XML netlist (KiCad intermediate XML netlist)Unavailable
Named connections between recognized component pins. Explicit component pin connections are required; names or drawing coordinates alone do not provide them.
- KiCad synthesized connectivity schematicUnavailable
A new schematic of recognized connections; the original drawing layout is not retained. Explicit component pin connections are required; names or drawing coordinates alone do not provide them.
- LTspice ASCUnavailable
Recognized circuit information. Creating LTspice ASC files from another format is not available. An unchanged original package can be returned instead.