I've found that two very good (and free) tools are the ViewMate Gerber viewer from www.pentalogix.com and the free DRC check at the Advanced Circuits www.4pcb.com site.
Regards, Bob --- In [email protected], Pedro Martin <pki...@...> wrote: > > 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 <j...@...> 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 > > > > >
