Re: [PEDA] Gerber Import / Viewing in P99SE
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 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
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 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Re: [PEDA] Gerber Import / Viewing in P99SE
I did wonder, but the original request just mentioned importing Gerber files to view in P99SE . Obviously mine *was* a silly question :-) Andy -Original Message- From: Brad Velander [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 21 January 2003 18:00 To: 'Protel EDA Forum' Subject: Re: [PEDA] Gerber Import / Viewing in P99SE Andy, I believe you can surmise from various details of Terry's comments, he is loading some fabricator's Gerbers into Protel to create a new database. So he wants the Gerber in Protel to form his traces or to act as a template layer for his routing and generation of a new database. Sincerely, Brad Velander. Lead PCB Designer Norsat International Inc. Microwave Products Tel (604) 292-9089 (direct line) Fax (604) 292-9010 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.norsat.com -Original Message- From: Andy Gulliver [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 9:31 AM To: Protel EDA Forum Subject: Re: [PEDA] Gerber Import / Viewing in P99SE OK, this may be a silly question... but how about using that free copy of Camtastic that came with P99SE to view the Gerbers? The 'auto load' works with just about everything I've thrown at it so far. Regards, Andy Gulliver * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Re: [PEDA] Gerber Import / Viewing in P99SE
OK, this may be a silly question... but how about using that free copy of Camtastic that came with P99SE to view the Gerbers? The 'auto load' works with just about everything I've thrown at it so far. Regards, Andy Gulliver -Original Message- From: Terry Creer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 21 January 2003 05:48 To: 'Protel EDA Forum' Subject: Re: [PEDA] Gerber Import / Viewing in P99SE Thanks for responding Brad and Ian, I'm not sure what application the Gerbers were generated in (they came from our PCB manufacturer), but I guess you guys are right then. Ian - I would appreciate that Macro, if you don't mind :) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks very much! -Original Message- From: Ian Capps [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, 21 January 2003 4:02 PM 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 [cut] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Re: [PEDA] Gerber Import / Viewing in P99SE
Andy, I believe you can surmise from various details of Terry's comments, he is loading some fabricator's Gerbers into Protel to create a new database. So he wants the Gerber in Protel to form his traces or to act as a template layer for his routing and generation of a new database. Sincerely, Brad Velander. Lead PCB Designer Norsat International Inc. Microwave Products Tel (604) 292-9089 (direct line) Fax (604) 292-9010 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.norsat.com -Original Message- From: Andy Gulliver [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 9:31 AM To: Protel EDA Forum Subject: Re: [PEDA] Gerber Import / Viewing in P99SE OK, this may be a silly question... but how about using that free copy of Camtastic that came with P99SE to view the Gerbers? The 'auto load' works with just about everything I've thrown at it so far. Regards, Andy Gulliver * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Re: [PEDA] Gerber Import / Viewing in P99SE
Terry, initial suspicions would point toward the fact your Gerber may not be a Gerber that was originally generated by Protel or it was processed post generation by Protel. Protel P99SE is only supposed to import Gerber that was generated by it or has the exact same characteristics as if it was generated by Protel initially. In short Protel Gerber output only utilizes a subset of the available Gerber commands and functions, therefore it doesn't import anything that has certain unsupported Gerber functions in the file. In some cases it is as simple as a little text editing to the first few lines of the Gerber file. There is a Protel Knowledge item that describes the Gerber file format (particularly the header issues) that must be there for the file to import properly. Others might be able to point you to the precise Knowledge Base item but I have never used it so I don't know the particular number off hand. In short Protel P99SE is quite particular about what Gerber it will import. If you are transferring old Gerber designs to Protel or something similar, you will need to become quite familiar with the Gerber massaging necessary to get it imported to Protel P99SE. Sincerely, Brad Velander. Lead PCB Designer Norsat International Inc. Microwave Products Tel (604) 292-9089 (direct line) Fax (604) 292-9010 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.norsat.com -Original Message- From: Terry Creer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, January 20, 2003 2:52 PM To: Protel EDA Forum (E-mail) 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 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
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 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Re: [PEDA] Gerber Import / Viewing in P99SE
Thanks for responding Brad and Ian, I'm not sure what application the Gerbers were generated in (they came from our PCB manufacturer), but I guess you guys are right then. Ian - I would appreciate that Macro, if you don't mind :) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks very much! -Original Message- From: Ian Capps [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, 21 January 2003 4:02 PM 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 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Re: [PEDA] Gerber Import / Viewing in P99SE
Terry, I hope Ian's Macro will work for you. Though I don't know it, I'm sure it will be the easiest way to do what you intend. However, if it shouldn't work you may try the DXP trial. I recently did the exact same job with it. There you can import the Gerbers to Camtastic and export it to a PCB document (and that can be saved in a P99SE readable form if required). It is a little bit tricky to set up correct, but with the help of an article in the online help I managed to do it quiet easy. Emanuel Terry Creer wrote: Thanks for responding Brad and Ian, I'm not sure what application the Gerbers were generated in (they came from our PCB manufacturer), but I guess you guys are right then. Ian - I would appreciate that Macro, if you don't mind :) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks very much! -Original Message- From: Ian Capps [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, 21 January 2003 4:02 PM 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 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *