Re: gEDA-user: PCB drill file question

[Eric Brombaugh <ebrombaugh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Eric Brombaugh wrote:
> DJ Delorie wrote:
>> Which version of PCB?  Mine has TZ, not LZ, there.  And I recently
>> submitted a job to batchpcb but didn't get any comments back.
> 
> I'm running the 20080202 version built from source on Fedora 6. Mine 
> also has the following INCH on line 2:
> 
> INCH,TZ
> 
>> Anyway, if you want, just have him email me directly and I'll make pcb
>> do the right thing.  We've done stuff like this for fab shops before,
>> and it helps to know what they're expecting.
> 
> I've asked him for clarification on what he wants to see there and will 
> forward the response (if any) to the list.

OK - Erik Winn who seems to be handling support at BatchPCB sent me this 
link to a spec for the drill file:

http://www.excellon.com/manuals/program.htm

with the comment
--------
there are _not_ trailing zeros _omitted_ in the
  coordinates -
this will cause problems with many softwares as it makes the decimal
  point
placement ambiguous. The line that says "INCH,TZ" should say just
  "INCH". TZ
means "Trailing Zeros omitted".
--------

If you want to talk to him directly then just email 'support@xxxxxxxxxxxx'

Eric


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