Electronics Forum | Thu Apr 07 09:26:03 EDT 2011 | alcatel
Im trying to get the XY data to program the SMT machines. since i dont have the file, im trying to convert it from the gerber drawing. the closest one to represent the component placement is the solder pad. ive tried using linkcad to convert it to XY
Electronics Forum | Fri Apr 08 13:47:05 EDT 2011 | mosborne1
ASk your bare board manufacture for the centriod data. They can do it quickly and most will do it for free. At least we do for our customers.
Electronics Forum | Mon Apr 11 00:05:54 EDT 2011 | vinitverma
PROCAM is intended to extract Centroid from the raw Gerber only. You just need to have 2 layers (paste or mask layer - to identify pads, and silk layer - for reference designators). Centroid is the output of PROCAM.
Electronics Forum | Fri Apr 08 13:18:23 EDT 2011 | alcatel
Problem is I dont have the centroid file. I only have the gerber file...
Electronics Forum | Tue Feb 01 22:10:09 EST 2005 | davef
Try: http://www.gerbergrab.co.uk We have no relationship, nor receive benefit from the company referenced above.
Electronics Forum | Thu Apr 07 16:11:07 EDT 2011 | davef
You're in the wrong file. You're looking at solder pad data. You need to look at centroid data. Look here: http://i.screamingcircuits.com/docs/understanding-the-centroid-file-r2-2.pdf We have no relationship, nor receive benefit from the company r
Electronics Forum | Wed Jul 06 08:32:11 EDT 2005 | aj
Doug, Why not insist on the smae fromat from all customers. They can export center cad-data as easy as any other type. Do you send a DFM to your customers? If you tell them that it will improve your turn around time they will send you what you wan
Electronics Forum | Fri Apr 08 05:26:56 EDT 2011 | vinitverma
Hello, We offer a product called - PROCAM for this very application. PROCAM uses Gerber (274X) as input and extracts the centroid data for each component automatically. It exports the centroid to standard excel format (including board outline, circu
Electronics Forum | Tue Jan 03 12:16:59 EST 2006 | Mark
Hallo all, I just looking for software (freeware and comercial) to convert Gerber files to CAD data file. Our customer does not have the CAD data for pick and place machines and i have only Gerber. Is there any software which can convert to X,Y, rot
Electronics Forum | Wed Mar 05 12:42:46 EST 2003 | scifi97
Thanks for the questions/interest Mike. I only work with the data provided by customers myself and do not know a lot about how it is generated, other than a vision inspection machine looks at a completed card and provides the x,y and theta variation
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