Hello, I had a similar problem with the Gerber Files generated from an unknown program on a Apple Computer. In my case, the Aperture Table was in the wrong fomat. I wrote a Perl Script for conversion of these tables, then it worked.
Dipl. Ing. J rg Guttmann eMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] =================================================== Visit our Web Site: http://www.imar-navigation.de =================================================== iMAR GmbH Gesellschaft f r inertiale Mess-, Automatisierungs- und Regelsysteme Systems for Inertial Measuring, Automation and Control Schlackenbergstrasse 41 D-66386 St. Ingbert / Germany Tel.: +49-(0)6894-9657-34 Fax : +49-(0)6894-9657-22 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nick Papas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Protel EDA Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 4:36 AM Subject: Re: [PEDA] Gerber Import / Viewing in P99SE > I would greatly appreciate a copy of your macro. > > > Thanks in advance, > Nick Papas > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ian Capps [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, 21 January 2003 16:32 > To: Protel EDA Forum > Subject: Re: [PEDA] Gerber Import / Viewing in P99SE > > Terry > > As Brad as said in his reply the gerbers need to be generated from protel in > the first place to be directly importable. > > For some gerber files you can get away with changing the header and for > others it takes a bit more fuddling around. I have a word macro that I have > used in the past. It's very clunky but has worked every time if you want it > let me know. > > Ian Capps > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Terry Creer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Protel EDA Forum (E-mail)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 8:52 AM > Subject: [PEDA] Gerber Import / Viewing in P99SE > > > > Greetings all, > > I remember someone mentioning a while ago about importing Gerber > > files to view in P99SE. I was wondering what perhaps I am doing wrong... > > > > First, I create a new PCB. From the file menu, I select Import. I then > > select ".g?? single gerber" from the drop down box and then select the > > gerber file I want to import. I hit open and voila! Nothing. Same happens > if > > I select ".g?? batch gerber" from the drop down box. > > > > Any ideas would be much appreciated, thanks! > > > > Terry Creer > > > > > > > > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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/proteledaforum@techservinc.com * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *