Electronics Forum | Tue Oct 10 07:00:40 EDT 2017 | spoiltforchoice
Actually it is, open it with a nice safe text editor and in amongst all the binary crap it cannot read are a few clues. This file was created with a free PCB layout tool called PCB Artist that is given away by Advanced Circuits http://www.4pcb.com/,
Electronics Forum | Wed Oct 11 11:05:14 EDT 2017 | spoiltforchoice
As I said, this software is not designed to give YOU a gerber file. The software is free so that you use their manufacturing services to have the PCB manufactured, it is all very cunning but then there is no such thing as a free lunch. It actually se
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 | Tue Jun 19 17:52:14 EDT 2007 | naimkapa
there is manual method of doing it you download GC prevue which you will able to open up the gerber once you have imported your gerber you can select a reference point and press Z on your keyboard and then you can go to each of the component and wr
Electronics Forum | Thu Jan 05 13:29:43 EST 2006 | jax
Nothing is automatic from Gerber. Gerber is stupid data. (Pads are defined, not components) I think you are looking for Centroid Outputs not CAD. Cad defines the components on the board as well as the board itself. Centroid gives Ref. Desig., X, Y,
Electronics Forum | Wed Mar 22 11:00:00 EST 2000 | Jeremy
Does anyone know if there is a shareware for freeware program that will convert gerber data to Centroid Data?
Electronics Forum | Mon Apr 02 05:26:26 EDT 2007 | Mark
Hello, I used MCS long time ago but we used Hyperterminal from PC to send data through serial port to the MCS computer. We only sent x,y and rotation without device. You have to convert initial data in excel then try to use help from someone who
Electronics Forum | Wed Sep 21 13:17:26 EDT 2022 | unisoft
Yes, the import data type is a common issue with electronics contract manufacturers and some OEM's. Unisoft ( http://www.unisoft-cim.com ) has been doing this for over 35 years. The software focuses on contract manufacturers issues and the software
Electronics Forum | Fri Oct 02 17:33:30 EDT 1998 | Jerry Stafford
Anyone know of someone who can convert mylar top layer board data to Gerber data? We have some old designs that all other data is now lost.
