Here's the long and short of it. Plot your gerbers. Then preview them with Camtastic or import them into Protel DXP.
>-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ridgh >Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2007 4:54 PM >To: 'Protel EDA Discussion List' >Subject: Re: [PEDA] Need help to convert .pcbdoc to Gerber files > >Thanks again, >It looks to me that I'll have to learn again all the DXP features... >Up to now I I've been asked to give the manufacturer only a >high quality print of the designs, and he "exported" them to a >film in "Zincography" - high contrast, (the very old fashion >way)... but now I'm being asked to send the Gerber files. >So, as I see, I have to learn from the beginning... >Very kind of you for helping me. >Regards, >Ridgh > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Mira [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2007 9:15 PM >To: Protel EDA Discussion List >Subject: Re: [PEDA] Need help to convert .pcbdoc to Gerber files > >Ridgh, > >You don't need to convert the files back to Protel. >You can generate the gerbers out of the Altium Designer PCB file. >If things are messed up, probably the apertures are wrong or missing. > >Mira > > >--- Ridgh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Hello again, >> First, I'd like to thank you very much for your response. >> In any case, the only way I found was to convert the files >to the old >> Protel 99 .PCB format, and then to export them with the extensions >> GBL, GTL, GTO, GBO,.. But checking them with the Camtastic, >all I saw >> on my monitor was a very distorted "draw" - and not the Gerber as I >> knew before. >> In any case I'd like to thank you again, Ridgh >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Mira [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2007 5:06 PM >> To: Protel EDA Discussion List >> Subject: Re: [PEDA] Need help to convert .pcbdoc to Gerber files >> >> Ridgh, >> >> If you've managed to generate the gerbers, they are probably >saved on >> your hard drive. Look for file names as your PCB and extensions GBL, >> GTL, GTO, GBO.. >> They are automatically open in Camtastic, which is the gerber viewer. >> If you like to save them from there, you have to use File/Export >> gerber (not File/Save). >> >> To generate the drill file look for NC Drill files. >> The drill file normally has DRL extension but in Altium >designer it's >> TXT. >> >> I'm not sure how the output files are set & generated in DXP-2004 >> version but to do this in Altium Designer >> 6.7 you have to create an output job file and run the batch from >> there. >> >> Mira >> >> --- Ridgh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> > Hello, >> > I need very much your help: >> > I am relative newbie in PCB production. >> > At my new workplace is installed Protel DXP 2004. >> > Usually I use to draw 1 >> > layer PCBs and sometimes 2 layers. The output >> files I'm getting are >> > .PcbDoc files. >> > I've been asked to send for production Gerber >> files, so I've tried the >> > option Export->Gerber. It opened another window, >> named "Camtastic" and >> > got a file with the .CAM . >> > The problem is that any PCB manufacturer I've >> asked doesn't know this >> > format, so, as I assume that you are the >> professional ones, I'll be >> > very thankful for your help. >> > How can I convert it to Gerber files? 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