pcbx.toolsPADS ASCII file conversion
Supported board placements, padstacks, routing and source-defined pin connections.
What to upload
Use a PADS ASCII board export containing decals, padstacks, placement and routing records. Retain the original units and version header.
What to review
Review component values, net names, technical layers and drilled pads. Unsupported ASCII records may limit the generated 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.
- 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
- PADS ASCII (original files)Original files
Return the original PADS ASCII 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.
- LTspice ASCUnavailable
Recognized circuit information. Creating LTspice ASC files from another format is not available. An unchanged original package can be returned instead.