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 | Fri Jul 30 14:54:36 EDT 2004 | chris
The software that i used sell was graphicode. it worked well, but not easy to use. http://www.graphicode.com/
Electronics Forum | Wed Sep 17 12:37:57 EDT 2008 | stepheniii
Panapro can be set up for the centroid data in any order. You won't be able to load the centroid data straight into the machine though. At one time I used Unicam to program a mydata. Then we got a panasonic line. The panarep said we could configure
Electronics Forum | Wed Jan 11 10:12:23 EST 2006 | ratsalad
I've used an old version (maybe 7 or 8 years old) of GC-Place to convert gerber to centroid data. It is semi-automatic. If I remember correctly we'd start by selecting the pads for the largest components first. The software would find matching gro
Electronics Forum | Wed Nov 07 12:58:20 EST 2007 | Frank
I agree with Jon, that using Gerber data is a pain in the butt, but that doesn't answer your question about what software to use. CircuitCAM, VALOR, UniCAM (now Tecnomatix), and GC Place are the more popular third party software packages that deal d
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 | Fri Sep 19 16:54:29 EDT 2008 | snsmt
Assembleon/Philips has their own offline > programming software (PPS Gemline) to take you > from CAD (they should have a gerber utility) to > machine program. A lower cost aproach is > something like GC-Preview with the "Plus" option > to extra
Electronics Forum | Wed Sep 24 13:12:31 EDT 2008 | snsmt
hey steve, thanks for that document, it helps a lot! is there a way you can send me a sample of how the .txt or .xls file is supposed to look like in order for it to be loaded into cad2cad? im not sure how it is supposed to look like. if you can th
Electronics Forum | Sun Oct 31 17:38:42 EST 2004 | Ian
GerberGrab does exactly this, and it's low cost, and you can use it for a month for free. It is a sophisticated but easy to use reverse engineering tool which will automatically generate top / bottom BOMs with placement and rotation after teaching of
Electronics Forum | Mon Nov 01 16:33:50 EST 2004 | bschreiber
Smart Sonic has an entry level component to our StencilScan AOI system called the Assembly Module GT. The Assembly Module GT is low cost and will get the job done. Plus, the Assembly Module GT can be upgraded easily to the other Assembly Module pro
