Eagle to KiCad layout&gerber files

[KsenijaG]

I have *.brd file from Eagle.
It should be possible to open the *.brd file directly in KiCad but I’m having errors.
And then - nothing.

Also I need open gerber files from Eagle in Kicad, and I have errors too

And then-its opened, but I guess that there will be some errors

What can be wrong? Any idea how to open it correctly?Preferably without using third-party scripts, only by default tools

[bobc]

@KsenijaG

It should be possible to open the *.brd file directly in KiCad but I’m having errors.

KiCad can only open XML format Eagle files, Eagle v6 or later I think. You can use the free Eagle version to open the board and save it again in XML format (it worked ok last time I tried).

Gerber files tend to be a bit weird and not very compatible, I think there is not much you can do there. I would try using gerbv (from gEDA) to view the Gerber files.

[erichVK5]

The board design files are not from Eagle, they have been generated by Cadence Allegro 16.6-P004, according to the headers in the gerber files.

The .brd files are binary and not easily read by FLOSS eda tools AFAICT.

The gerbers, on the other hand, seem to load without complaint in gerbv, as suggested by bobc.

[Seth_h]

Just tried the cyclone files with KiCad nightly build:

• Gerbers load without issue in nightly (there have been a number of GerbView fixes since 4.0.7)
• As @erichVK5 notes, the files are not Eagle, even though they share an extension name.