> 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 _______________________________________________ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user