Re: gEDA-user: .pcb viewer

[Harry Eaton <bumpelo@xxxxxxxxx>]

> 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.
>
> 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?

I think there may be some misunderstanding what you are asking here.

I interpret your question to be "The windows program ExpressPCB has
created a ".pcb" file. Does geda have a viewer for this file?"

Now I don't know anything about ExpressPCB, but it probably creates
files in its own (probably proprietary) format and gives them a .pcb
suffix. Geda has a program for designing boards called pcb, and it is
common practice to use a .pcb suffix for files it produces in its
(open) native format. It is highly unlikely that there is any
reasonable similarirty between the two file formats.

So if you have a design created with ExpressPCB that you want to work
with, I think Peter's answer won't help you. You could instead
redesign the board using geda's pcb (I can't believe I typed that) and
then use Peter's suggestions.

Cheers,
harry


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