PCB file openers, viewers, etc. These apps are known to open certain types of PCB files. Remember, different programs may use PCB files for different purposes, so you may need to try out a few of them to be able to open your specific file. The.pcb file extension is known as a printed circuit board file wherein Printed Circuit Board deals with electrical components and their connections. Printed Circuit Boards are usually used in manufacturing cell phones as well as other equipments and the.pcb files are used for them to function. The.pcb files contribute a lot to the layouts used to print the physical board since it is these. Exporting coordinate file from Allegro 1. Exporting coordinate file from Allegro Allegro software is Cadence's PCB design software for high-end business users, mainly for high-speed, high-density circuit board design, especially in communications and other fields are widely used.

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BRD file could be opened by special software. There are 3 file's types and each of them could be opened by different software. Download recommended software to open desired file format.

How to open BRD file

Cadence Allegro PCB Designer (printed circuit board design software) CAD file with a schematic of an electronic circuit. This file may be output to various industry standard PCB formats (for example Gerber) or to a PDF document. Cadence Allegro Free Physical Viewer (can be downloaded from the Cadence website for free) can be used for opening BRD files.

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KiCad (free multiplatform electronics design automation (EDA) software) CAD file with a PCB layout that contains electronic components and their connections.

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EAGLE (software that is used for schematic capture and PCB design) CAD file that can be generated using the EAGLE Layout Editor and is used to create design templates for circuitry. This file may be stored using the Gerber drill information format that can be used by CAM (computer aided manufacturing) applications. EAGLE Light Edition (available for download from the CadSoft website) can be used for opening BRD files. EAGLE means 'Easily Applicable Graphical Layout Editor'.

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The OrCAD Layout translator enables you to import OrCAD Layout max files into Allegro PCB Editor (versions 17.2 and 17.4). However, the Layout translator is built on a 32 bit platform while Allegro PCB Editor 17.2/17.4 is built on a 64 bit platform. Consequently, this feature is not a supported feature. Beginning with QIR3 (Hotfix s016) and application versions 17.2 and greater, you may enable this feature using an 'unsupported variable' as described in the steps that follow.

1. Open Allegro PCB Editor and select the menu items: Setup > User Preferences.
   
2. Select Unsupported from the Categories list. Notice how the selection controls in the dialog update.
3. Select the layout2allegro_unsupported check box.
4. Review the summary description.
5. Click the OK button to apply and save the updated selection.
6. Restart Allegro PCB Editor.
7. Select the menu items File > Import > CAD Translators to import OrCAD Layout max files into Allegro PCB Editor.
   

Troubleshooting Potential Issues

The following notes may help you if you run into an issue during the translation process.

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Before translating your Layout design to Allegro PCB Editor:

• Avoid using characters such as $, ~, @, #, %, ^, &, *, ( , ), -, =, ', , ', [, ], ?, /, <, >, !, . , ; , { , } , +, | in reference designator and symbol names in Layout. Otherwise, the translator cannot convert the reference designator and symbol names correctly.
• Clean up the design in Layout by using the Auto - Cleanup Design menu command or by exporting the design to a .min format and then importing it to a .max format.
• Enable all layers on which routing has occurred in Layout.
• Avoid a '.' (period) in footprint names.
• Avoid package names containing Microsoft®Windows® reserved words. For example, Con, Nul, Aux Prn, etc. Otherwise the translator cannot create the required device file (.txt).
• Important; Cadence recommends running Tools -Derive Connectivity (derive connectivity command) Tools - Database Check (dbdoctor command) and Tools - Padstack - Modify Design Padstack (padeditdb command) before opening your translated Allegro PCB Editor design.