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The table below provides useful information about the .pcb file extension. It answers questions such as:

What is the .pcb file?
What program do I need to open a .pcb file?
How can the .pcb file be opened, edited or printed?
How can I convert .pcb files to another format?

🔄 .pcb file converters

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2 extension(s) and 0 alias(es) found in database

✅ Microsoft PowerPoint Data

Description:
PCB file is a Microsoft PowerPoint Data. PowerPoint stores all the changes that you make to its menus and toolbars in a PCB file.

Category:Other files

Mime-type: application/mspowerpoint

Magic number: -

Sample: -

Microsoft PowerPoint Add-in

Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation

Microsoft PowerPoint Wizard Add-in

Microsoft PowerPoint HTML Presentation

Microsoft PowerPoint for Mac Toolbar Data

✅ SmartCAM Custom Control Panel File

Description:
PCB file is a SmartCAM Custom Control Panel File. SmartCAM is a suite of Computer-Aided Manufacturing and CAD/CAM software applications that uses toolpath modeling to assist CNC machinists in creating computer-numerically controlled (CNC) programs that direct CNC machine tools.

Category:Data files

Mime-type: application/octet-stream

Magic string: -

PCB aliases:

PCB related links:

PCB related extensions:

SmartCAM Job Operations File

SmartCAM Macro File

SmartCAM Process Model File

How To Open .pcb File In Orcad

SmartCAM Code Generation Template

SmartCAM Connection Settings File

SmartCAM Manufacture File

What Is A Pcb File

Other types of files may also use the .pcb file extension.

🚫 The .pcb file extension is often given incorrectly!

According to the searches on our site, these misspellings were the most common in the past year:

cb, cpb, lcb, ocb, pb, pbc, pc, pcf, pcg, pch, pcn, pcv, pdb, pfb, psb

Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?

We found the following similar file extensions in our database:

CYANA PDB Coordinate File

Visual Studio Program Database

Protein Data Bank

TealPaint Image Database

PowerBASIC Debugger Data

Plucker Ebook

Ribbons Protein Databank

DL_POLY PDB Trajectory Data

Sybase PowerDesigner Physical Data Model Backup

Brookhaven Protein DataBase

🔴 Can't open a .pcb file?

When you double-click a file to open it, Windows examines the filename extension. If Windows recognizes the filename extension, it opens the file in the program that is associated with that filename extension. When Windows does not recognize a filename extension, you receive the following message:

Windows cannot open this file:
example.pcb
To open this file, Windows needs to know what program you want to use to open it..

If you don't know how to set the .pcb file association, check the FAQ.

🔴 Can I change the extension of files?

Changing the filename extension of a file is not a good idea. When you change a file's extension, you change the way programs on your computer read the file. The problem is, changing the file extension does not change the file format.

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3 file types use the .brd file extension.

1.EAGLE Circuit Board File
2.Cadence Allegro PCB Design File
3.KiCad PCB Design File

File Type 1EAGLE Circuit Board File

Developer	Autodesk
Popularity
Category	Data Files
Format	XML

What is a BRD file?

Convert exfat to ntfs without losing data. A BRD file is a CAD file created by EAGLE, an application used for schematic capture and PCB design. It is created with the EAGLE Layout Editor and used for developing design templates for circuitry. BRD files can be saved in the Gerber drill data format, which may be used by CAM (computer aided manufacturing) programs.

Autodesk EAGLE was formerly known as CadSoft EAGLE. The software was acquired by Autodesk in 2016.

NOTE: EAGLE is short for 'Easily Applicable Graphical Layout Editor.'

How do I open a BRD file?

You can open a BRD file in a variety of PCB design applications, including:

Autodesk EAGLE (cross-platform)
Altium Designer (Windows)
Open Board Viewer (Linux)

If you do not have access to any of the above applications, the easiest way to view the circuit board design contained within a BRD file is to upload it to Altium 365 Viewer, a free, online CAD file viewer (web).

Open over 300 file formats with File Viewer Plus.

Programs that open BRD files

Windows

Paid

Free Trial

Mac

Paid

Linux

Paid

Free

Web

Free

Updated 11/25/2020

File Type 2Cadence Allegro PCB Design File

Developer	Cadence Design Systems
Popularity
Category	CAD Files
Format	Binary

.BRD File Association 2

CAD file created by Cadence Allegro PCB Designer, a printed circuit board design program; contains a schematic of an electronic circuit; can be output to several industry standard PCB formats (such as Gerber) or to a .PDF document.

BRD files can be viewed with the Cadence Allegro Free Physical Viewer, which is provided for free at the Cadence website.

Programs that open BRD files

Windows

Paid

Free

Updated 1/20/2012

File Type 3KiCad PCB Design File

Developer	KiCad
Popularity<

Table of Contents

✅ Microsoft PowerPoint Data

✅ SmartCAM Custom Control Panel File

How To Open .pcb File In Orcad

What Is A Pcb File

🚫 The .pcb file extension is often given incorrectly!

Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?

🔴 Can't open a .pcb file?

🔴 Can I change the extension of files?

File Type 1EAGLE Circuit Board File

What is a BRD file?

How do I open a BRD file?

Programs that open BRD files

File Type 2Cadence Allegro PCB Design File

.BRD File Association 2

Programs that open BRD files

File Type 3KiCad PCB Design File

How Do You Open Pcb File