Thanks Tony and Bevan Tony, I wasn't aware that you could import gerber files, thanks for the tip
Alfonso Baz ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tony Karavidas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Protel EDA Forum'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, November 23, 2002 2:50 PM Subject: Re: [PEDA] Viewing gerber files > Huh??? > > Protel has always (at least the last three major versions) been able to > view gerber data. > > Open a blank PCB, and look for the File\Import function. Then select > "Batch Gerber" and you will get it to load graphically the gerbers it > generated. I've had very good success with this even though some people > complain that it isn't good to use a viewer from the same people that > made the generator. I think that thinking might be faulty, because they > were probably fairly independent developments. Now that Protel has > Camtastic, they have two solutions for you. (Camtastic was supplied with > P99 or was it P99SE??) > > Tony > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Bevan Weiss [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Friday, November 22, 2002 7:01 PM > > To: Protel EDA Forum > > Subject: Re: [PEDA] Viewing gerber files > > > > > > > Hi all > > > > > > On several occasions I've seen postings here, that suggest checking > > > Gerber files for nefarious errors. I've examined these > > files and found > > > them to be text files full of data (a lot like EPS files). > > > I'm hoping that checking Gerber files doesn't mean > > understanding the data! > > > 8-) > > > > > > My question is how do you view and/or check the gerber? Is > > there some > > gerber > > > viewer program out there that I need to know about, or perhaps a > > > feature > > in > > > protel99se that I'm not aware of. > > > > I think that this is one feature that Protel is really > > missing. The ability to preview (in a graphical sense) the > > produced gerber file. There are free downloadable gerber > > previewers available just by doing a google search. The one > > I've got on my machine here is PentaLogic ViewMate. Although > > I don't really use it as much as I should... > > > > I think that perhaps the print(ing) in Protel should be done > > using the Gerber interface as this way it will force a > > correct Gerber interpreter into the program, as well as > > correct Gerber creation. :) > > > > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
