Electronics Forum | Tue Sep 23 19:07:17 EDT 2008 | smt_guy
Hi, here's my 2 cents sir: You need.. a) The Gerber Data and the BOM b) Extract the XY CAD from the GERBER and build what they call Centroid Data. Save this in text format. c) Use Cad2Cad to import the centroid data and save it as Philips VIOS txt
Electronics Forum | Tue Sep 20 14:13:43 EDT 2005 | Rich
I use Cad2Cad v1.5 with Phillips Topaz. I don't know how much is differs, try this: Converting data to a Philips VIOS Text File format: 1. Open the pick and place data in Excel and format it to look like table 1. ** Make sure you delete the �mm�
Electronics Forum | Wed May 22 06:05:28 EDT 2019 | sarason
UFOS is a much earlier format which has very truncated details over VIOS , so as an intermediate going from later formats such as the versions of VIOS you are suggesting, is probably not the best, or more succintly it sucks. Send me a copy of your in
Electronics Forum | Thu Aug 30 08:43:46 EDT 2018 | sarason
You can try my program PCBSynergy which generates the VIOS formats from CAD files, or PCBCSV files. http://members.iinet.net.au/~sarason/ sarason
Electronics Forum | Wed May 22 14:13:02 EDT 2019 | compit
Is there any way to copy files in the VIOS format directly from the machine and upload them to another machine? It seems to me that all files are stored in one database :(
Electronics Forum | Thu Sep 15 07:25:55 EDT 2005 | Base
Try to get hold of the Philips/Assembleon Cad2Cad program, it is (or was) free. You can import several (proprietary) file formats and centroid files and export it as VIOS text-files. All you need to do then on the machine is assign the correct compon
Electronics Forum | Mon Feb 22 03:13:56 EST 2016 | sarason
Try PCBSynergy. It does VIOS, both versions, can read 10 CAD formats does the Philips CAD2CAD interchange format(*.CAD)doesn't work from Gerber files but does interface to Visualplace which does, which in turn interfaces to PCBSynergy. PCBSynergy is
Electronics Forum | Tue Mar 06 21:49:20 EST 2012 | vinitverma
It would be best if you could send your program (in VIOS TEXT format). I'll have a look into it and let you know the outcome immediately.
Electronics Forum | Tue Sep 20 02:39:43 EDT 2005 | Lasse H.
Hallo again Base... Thanks for your answer... I've been following up, but with no luck... I've been on http://www.assembleon.com and been trying the Cad2Cad Express but I haven't got any luck in converting the dxf, or dwg files to some useable txt f
Electronics Forum | Mon Aug 20 16:54:58 EDT 2007 | vervin
Yes you can..... You have to be administrative mode. First set of menus on the screen after machine boots up. You can copy the file to a floppy disk which will convert it to ASCII format. You can then pull in up in word and alter however you want and
