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 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 Nov 15 14:27:17 EST 2005 | mmjm_1099
WHY NOT EMAIL THE FILE TO aEGIS AND ASK THEM TO CONVERT FOR YOU? DAMN CAPS LOCK
Electronics Forum | Tue Nov 15 17:18:58 EST 2005 | hynergy
Email your file to sales@hynergy.com.sg We will convert and return to you.
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.
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 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 | Tue Sep 20 15:07:38 EDT 2022 | sarason
For gerbers there is Visualplace which interfaces to PCBSynergy. Ask them for a CAD PCB file with tracks removed if they are worried about their IP going missing. sarason