Convert Allegro C3 -> Altium -> KiCAD

[gigaj0ule]

Hello Friends,

I would like to create a KiCad version of the REVC board, and I think we could do so by converting the allegro file to a .alg file, then, saving the files as altium files, and then using scripts to convert these files to KiCad.

I don't have allegro installed though, and don't have the "ascii" files altium would need to import, as seen here.

https://www.altium.com/documentation/altium-designer/allegro-import?version=19.1

Could you share with us these files?

[malto101]

Hello,
Sorry for the late reply,
as the Allegro files are given in the repo
you can open the terminal to where the files are located
run the command:
Allegro2Altium BEAGLEBONEBLK_C3.DSN
Allegro2Altium BeagleBone Black_PCB_RevC_No Logo_210401.brd

Running the command will generate two ASCII files.
You can also refer to the following tutorial for the latest version: https://www.altium.com/documentation/altium-designer/allegro-import
and go to the "Importing when Allegro is not on the same PC as Altium Designer" heading.