Brad, why do you need a flipped copy? (as opposed to using the mirror print)
Dennis Saputelli _______________________________________________________________________ Integrated Controls, Inc. Tel: 415-647-0480 EXT 107 2851 21st Street Fax: 415-647-3003 San Francisco, CA 94110 www.integratedcontrolsinc.com Brad Velander wrote: > Abd ul-Rahman, > I was supplying a view of what we do for our documentation, not > suggesting it was the only way nor the way that everybody should/has to do > it. I don't know the full history behind our methods but they are complete, > succinct and readily/quickly created once you have the basic methodologies > down, no more work than flipping or rotating Gerbers. > > Yes all of the information can be manipulated and derived through other > means but in the end you still have to flip/rotate at least the Gerber data > so it offers no more efficiency than rotating and flipping the original > design for post fabrication documentation. None except that the Gerber is > dumb so you then have to rely on working with two files (the flipped/rotated > Gerber and the original PCB file) for your full production data rather than > cleanly all encompassed within one file. > > Sincerely, > Brad Velander > Senior PCB Designer > Northern Airborne Technology > #14 - 1925 Kirschner Road, > Kelowna, BC, V1Y 4N7. > tel (250) 763-2329 ext. 225 > fax (250) 762-3374 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Abd ul-Rahman Lomax [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2006 6:22 PM > To: Protel EDA Discussion List > Subject: Re: [PEDA] Something off the board > > > At 11:42 AM 5/25/2006, Brad Velander wrote: > >>Abd ul-Rahman, >> While I understand your comments, I offer the following. >>Importing Gerber back to Protel is not the solution for this >>documentation issue because of course the Gerber contains no >>intelligent part information. > > > The gerber solution is only for the purpose of producing flipped > human-readable documentation; I've never needed to do this except for > bottom-side assembly drawings. Yes, the gerber contains no > intelligent part information, but this solution allows a single > drawing to show both top and bottom assembly. If you want to make > separate drawings, you might do something different, but.... you > might still do what I suggested, only in a separate file. > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > You are subscribed to the PEDA discussion forum > > To Post messages: > mailto:[email protected] > > Unsubscribe and Other Options: > http://techservinc.com/mailman/listinfo/peda_techservinc.com > > Browse or Search Old Archives (2001-2004): > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > Browse or Search Current Archives (2004-Current): > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > ____________________________________________________________ You are subscribed to the PEDA discussion forum To Post messages: mailto:[email protected] Unsubscribe and Other Options: http://techservinc.com/mailman/listinfo/peda_techservinc.com Browse or Search Old Archives (2001-2004): http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] Browse or Search Current Archives (2004-Current): http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
