On Saturday 08 September 2007, Javid Butler wrote: >Good point about the aperature data-it should appear as a list very similar >to a tool list. When I do a PC board the aperature file is a separate file, >and without it you will not see anything. Did the viewer generate an error >about a missing aperature file? > No, its looking (gerbview) for .pho files, doesn't allow any other choice. gerbv-1.0.2 can see the files in the directory I unpacked them to, but "failed to load" any of them. gerbv reports this for a session: [EMAIL PROTECTED] opt]# gerbv Error: eval: unbound variable: %fstax23y23*% Error: eval: unbound variable: % Error: eval: unbound variable: %fstax23y23*%
Apparently one line per attempt to load a file. >Javid > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Stephen Wille Padnos" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" <[email protected]> >Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2007 9:02 PM >Subject: Re: [Emc-users] gerber files to g-code? > >> Gene Heskett wrote: >>>Greetings; >>> >>>I friend has sent me an archive of .gbr files to see what I think of the >>>project. Unforch, gerbview is only showing me a black, blank screen even >>>if >>>I surround the filenames, which have winders spaces in them, with either >>>single or dbl-quotes. >>> >>>The format of the files looks legit to me, so what sort of a viewer do I >>>need >>>to be able to both see these, and convert them to g-code? >>> >>>Here is the head from one of them. >>> >>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] ROM Pak Board]# head -n 30 ROMPAK_Bottom.gbr >>>%FSTAX23Y23*% >> >> All the gerber files I've seen have FSLA in them, not FSTA. The T means >> "Trailing" and the L means "Leading". I have no idea what they're >> trailing or leading around though :) (the X23Y23 means X and Y >> coordinates are in 2.3 digit format) >> >> I didn't see aperture information, which could be a problem. I'm not >> sure I'd recognize it if I did see it though. >> >> If the files aren't huge, you can email me one, and I can see if it >> loads in Altium. >> >> - Steve >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft >> Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. >> http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ >> _______________________________________________ >> Emc-users mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > >------------------------------------------------------------------------- >This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft >Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. >http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ >_______________________________________________ >Emc-users mailing list >[email protected] >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Fortune finishes the great quotations, #9 A word to the wise is often enough to start an argument. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
