Hi, As Kicar Gerber viewer has some limitations (although is works fine), I also use gerbv, from gEDA. Opensource and free.
Regards, Pedro. > Use Linux version of Kicad. It works perfect. > Gerber viewer in Kicad is fine but it does not do all of the spacing tests. > For that you have to use ERC checking in PCBnew. > However, the PCB houses each have their own limitations and it is easier for me to use their checkers so that they flag any limitations they have. > Martin > > ---- NeonJohn <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Richard wrote: > > > > > > That said, I do recommend that you preview the Gerber files and the > > > drill file using the free previewer ViewMate > > > (http://www.pentalogix.com/). It's not FOSS but it is sort of a de > > > facto industry standard. If everything lines up and looks correct in > > > ViewMate then you're probably good to go. > > > > > > How does this compare to the gerber viewer included in KiCAD. I'm a > > Linux user so it's not so easy to test software that won't run under > > Wine and this one won't. > > > > Thanks, > > John > > > > > > -- > > John DeArmond > > Tellico Plains, Occupied TN > > http://www.neon-john.com <-- email from here > > http://www.johndearmond.com <-- Best damned Blog on the net > > PGP key: wwwkeys.pgp.net: BCB68D77 > >
