Is there a data interchange format in the circuit board layoutindustry comparable to DXF in the mechanical CAD world?I use Gnu PCB for my company's designs, but I'm getting into acollaborative project with another guy who uses Mentor Graphics. Iwant to lay out my part of the design and pass that to my client, whowill add the analog parts and get the whole board fabbed.If we were collaborating on the enclosure, we could use DXF as theinterchange format.Is there any comparable, common format in the world of PCB layout?

Nope :-(All you have is the common Gerber format for the final product.-- Regards, Joerg"gmail" domain blocked because of excessive spam.Use another domain or send PM.

I didn't mean to imply that.It was said *of* him--not *by* him.I don't see any "would" about it.Their record speaks for itself:*-*+common-**-*-*+isn.*-t-ready+*-*-fiduciary-*+**-*+*-*-*-*-not-**-*-*-*-rob-*-*-its-secrets+*-*-*-*-insolvency+*-*-*-new-sweetheart*-*-v-Microsoft-**-*-*-*-*-*-*-monopolize-a-*-category+gnu+*-not-*-*-*-*-*-*-part-of-the-standard+Java+*-*-competitors-that-do-not-*-*-support-the-*-extensions+*-*-Department-*-Justice+*-describe-Microsoft's-strategyI think anyone not in a coma sees it. That was my point.

data interchange format for board layout?

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Joerg 17 years ago

This is towards an open stairway. I can find a stud but the HW only takes these tiny deck screws.

Problem is when the (steel) gate is open its weight will cause the screws to slosh around and gradually make the holes oval to the side. Wish they had used aluminum.

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JeffM 17 years ago

Joerg wrote:

I didn't mean to imply that. It was said *of* him--not *by* him.

I don't see any "would" about it. Their record speaks for itself:

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I think anyone not in a coma sees it. That was my point.

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JeffM 17 years ago

I found the quote. It was by ESR, the guy who wrote "The Cathedral and the Bazaar": (The quote is at the 50 percent point)

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Joerg 17 years ago

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Ok, thanks. I though Bill had said that himself. That would have been quite damaging, especially in view of all the court cases they lost.

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