Re: gEDA-user: Feedback

[Andy Peters <devel@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Mar 10, 2007, at 6:41 PM, Matthew Sager wrote:
> I have been working on a program to convert Gerbers to gcode.  So  
> far it is
> not completely working.  It should output a good gcode file for  
> drilling the
> vias as long as you have drill bits for all the via sizes that you  
> used on
> the PCB.  Parsing out the trace edges is still a work in progress.   
> I  am
> trying to clean up the code some and support rectangular pads right  
> now.  It
> might work ok for a very simple PCB, but most likely you would have  
> to do a
> lot of editing by hand to fix the problems.


Why use gerbers for the drill locations?  Use the excellon NC drill  
file instead.

-a




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