[sdiy] RS274D Gerber File

[Merv Thomas]

Ray,

Big differences between rs274x and rs274d mind ... choose the right one or
you'll be writing code for months. Lots of wierd stuff in 274x like macros,
drawn 'apertures' as flashes, layers, merged pos and neg images etc.

Bon chance, mon ami. If I can help, let me know ... in a previous
incarnation, I worked in the heady world of PCB design and manufacture for
many years.



Happy trails ...



Merv


----- Original Message -----
From: Magnus Danielson <cfmd at bredband.net>
To: <raywilson at comcast.net>
Cc: <mab at cruzio.com>; <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 9:16 PM
Subject: Re: [sdiy] RS274D Gerber File


> From: "Ray Wilson" <raywilson at comcast.net>
> Subject: Re: [sdiy] RS274D Gerber File
> Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2003 19:37:22 -0700
> Message-ID: <003e01c3bec6$8a46e590$6701a8c0 at rayw.webserver.net>
>
> > Thanks Mike but I need the whole enchilada because I want to implement
it
> > into a program myself. I will check out the GNU stuff to see what I can
> > learn. Thanks for your help.
>
> You can learn alot, since Stefan (who I know) had to work hard in order to
make
> it deal with all the kind of strange quirks there is in the real life
Gerber
> files. There are a few specs flying around.
>
> Barco/Gerber's Gerber RS-274X Format User's Guide:
> http://www.pcbtech.ru/pcb/dlz/rs274xc.pdf
>
> Quick-guide:
> http://www.etsind.com/dloads/MBarco/Softwa/274X.pdf
>
> Cheers,
> Magnus