Re: gEDA-user: .pcb question

[Peter Clifton <pcjc2@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Sun, 2009-10-25 at 07:55 -0400, Gene Heskett wrote:
> Greetings;
> 
> Does geda have a .pcb file viewer, such as is output by the ExpressPCB free 
> software for windows?  I've got a small tabletop milling machine, and have 
> been asked to do a board that is about half the size of a postage stamp.

No viewer.. just ".pcb". Are you looking for a linux / windows version?
(PCB has a windows installer available on sourceforge.net).

> And, if so, can it convert a .pcb into a couple of .ngc's for feeding a 
> milling machine, one for each side of the board?

The nearest it outputs is gerber - for photoplotters. That won't be
what you need to drive a mill.

You need something like: https://sourceforge.net/projects/gerbertogcode/

But I've never tried it, so don't know how (well) it works. It lists as
"alpha" on sourceforge, so might be somewhat buggy.

Best wishes,

Peter C.





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