.emn file opening

[easyw-fc]

I'm using FC 0.17.

What shoud I do ?


Thanks,
MS

As in my previous post:

NB you need to create a new document and then import the 'emn' file

[mindflow]

I tried,

It asks, Open emn as,IDF PCB files formates & PCB file formats
then I pressed-IDF PCB files formates - Select

But the FC software hanged.
It didn't opened.


Thanks,
MS

[fiffo]

Hi,
normaly there are two file: .emn and .emp.
In your attachment there is only .emn.
Do you don't have also .emp?

[easyw-fc]

I tried,

It asks, Open emn as,IDF PCB files formates & PCB file formats
then I pressed-IDF PCB files formates - Select

But the FC software hanged.
It didn't opened.


Thanks,
MS

try the other option 'IDF emn file':

idf-emn.png (5.13 KiB) Viewed 1260 times

[openBrain]

I'm using FC 0.17.

What shoud I do ?


Thanks,
MS

No problem here neither with 0.17 nor with 0.18 releases.
But it looks like the 0.17 is using also the 0.18 IDF importing script...
Anyway, could you provide your FC information as described here : https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=2264
Also could you copy the information in the report pane ?

Hi,
normaly there are two file: .emn and .emp.
In your attachment there is only .emn.
Do you don't have also .emp?

EMP is for describing parts that equip the board. If you just have the PCB (without parts on it), no EMP file will be generated.

About .BRD, I don't think this format can be directly open by FreeCAD.

It seems like the PCB workbench (you can add through Addon Manager) is able to import BRD files. I don't know if it works well, never tested it.

[easyw-fc]

It seems like the PCB workbench (you can add through Addon Manager) is able to import BRD files. I don't know if it works well, never tested it.

As in this link, .brd is used for Eagle file brd format, not Allegro.
https://sourceforge.net/projects/eaglepcb2freecad/

[openBrain]

As in this link, .brd is used for Eagle file brd format, not Allegro.
https://sourceforge.net/projects/eaglepcb2freecad/

True. Read & knew that but (badly) guess ECAD was Eagle. I didn't take time neither to open the EMN in a text editor nor to carefully read the thread history. My mistake.

[easyw-fc]

No problem at all.. I just know the code of freecad pcb because I derived evolved my kicad importer from that wb