Homebrew PCBs

Hi,

Does AutoTrax output Protel files (.PCB) - I can't see it anywhere.

A local manufacturer of PCBs want protel files not gerber.

Daryl 

LogicResearch

----- Original Message ----- 

From: "logicresearch" <logicresearch@...>
To: <Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 10:22 PM
Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] Protel Files?


> Hi,
>
> Does AutoTrax output Protel files (.PCB) - I can't see it anywhere.
>
> A local manufacturer of PCBs want protel files not gerber.

The current Autotrax program is nothing to do with the original Protel 
Autotrax.

Leon

Hi Guys ,


I am new at this, but i'll have a go.
On the site:
http://kov.com/Default.aspx
The program they sell now, Autotrax EDA has in their manual:
http://kov.com/Documentation/AutoTRAXPDF.htm
On page 175 it tells users that some manufacterers accept the
Autotrax PCB binairies directly.
Is this what is asked?


Sincerely,

Vereecke Serge.


--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "leon Heller" <leon355@...> wrote:

>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "logicresearch" <logicresearch@...>
> To: <Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 10:22 PM
> Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] Protel Files?
> 
> 
> > Hi,
> >
> > Does AutoTrax output Protel files (.PCB) - I can't see it anywhere.
> >
> > A local manufacturer of PCBs want protel files not gerber.
> 
> The current Autotrax program is nothing to do with the original Protel 
> Autotrax.
> 
> Leon
>

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "logicresearch" 
<logicresearch@...> wrote:
>
> Hi,
> 
> Does AutoTrax output Protel files (.PCB) - I can't see it anywhere.
> 
> A local manufacturer of PCBs want protel files not gerber.
> 

Daryl, You may be asking this question on the wrong group. :=) 

No, AutoTRAX puts out industry-standard RS-274X (embedded aperture) 
Gerber files. I can't imagine why a PCB shop would specify protel 
format files.

As Leon pointed out, there is no relation at all between the current 
AutoTRAX and Protel's earlier product of the same name. (See you back 
over on the AutoTRAX group.)


Regards, Bob

Aparently they want files with the *.pcb extension and not the *.ger 
extension.

Its over 90% humidity here and I cant really be bothered looking any 
further.

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "serge.vereecke" 
<serge.vereecke@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Guys ,
> 
> 
> I am new at this, but i'll have a go.
> On the site:
> http://kov.com/Default.aspx
> The program they sell now, Autotrax EDA has in their manual:
> http://kov.com/Documentation/AutoTRAXPDF.htm
> On page 175 it tells users that some manufacterers accept the
> Autotrax PCB binairies directly.
> Is this what is asked?
> 
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Vereecke Serge.
> 
> 
> --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "leon Heller" <leon355@> 
wrote:
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "logicresearch" <logicresearch@>
> > To: <Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 10:22 PM
> > Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] Protel Files?
> > 
> > 
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > Does AutoTrax output Protel files (.PCB) - I can't see it 
anywhere.
> > >
> > > A local manufacturer of PCBs want protel files not gerber.
> > 
> > The current Autotrax program is nothing to do with the original 
Protel 

> > Autotrax.
> > 
> > Leon
> >
>

>> logicresearch wrote:
>> <SNIP>
>> A local manufacturer of PCBs want protel
>> files not gerber.

> Bob_xyz wrote:
> <SNIP>
> I can't imagine why a PCB shop would
> specify protel format files.

Because long ago autotrax/protel was a bit
of a defacto standard esp. down here at
the asre end of the world.

I was actually going to ask if you where
from Brisbane to have a PCB shop that
was still stuck in the early 80's being
your local.

Australia! ... nah mate, worse than that ... New Zealand.

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Andrew" <andrewm1973@...> 
wrote:

>
> >> logicresearch wrote:
> >> <SNIP>
> >> A local manufacturer of PCBs want protel
> >> files not gerber.
> 
> > Bob_xyz wrote:
> > <SNIP>
> > I can't imagine why a PCB shop would
> > specify protel format files.
> 
> Because long ago autotrax/protel was a bit
> of a defacto standard esp. down here at
> the asre end of the world.
> 
> I was actually going to ask if you where
> from Brisbane to have a PCB shop that
> was still stuck in the early 80's being
> your local.
>