Ridgh, *.apr is the aperture file. It's a text file, not a gerber. It's used to show the plotter which aperture shape and size to use if they are not embedded in the gerbers. The gerber file contains instructions for the plotter which pen to use and the coordinates of the pads and the lines. It's a binary file and requires a viewer to check the file content.
Your gerbers have embedded apertures. You don't need the APR file. If the gerbers look like they are drawn with 1 mil lines, then you need to IMPORT this aperture file first and then import the gerbers. Looking at your CAM file I see that it's a 2-layer board - you have the top copper layer (GTL), bottom layer (GBL), board line (GM1) and the drill drawing (GD1). I don't use the GG1 file, because I provide the drill file but if you don't have it, this might help the manufacturer. The drill file is not a gerber. It's a text file. It is generated separately (look for NC drill file). Altium Designer will generate 4 files. They are text files (except DRL, which is binary but you don't need it). You have 3 different symbols, which means you have 3 different drill bits. They should be listed in your report files (b.DRR). The drill and report files may be generated to another folder (TEXT DOCUMENTS) but the file name should be the same as your board. Look for b.TXT (this is the drill file). You can view this drill file in Camtastic together with your gerbers - use File/Import/Drill and select the TXT file generated from Altium Designer. Send the DRR and the TXT files with all gerbers and you'll be done. Hope this helps. Mira --- Ridgh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear friends, > I really wish to thank you all for the efforts, time > spending and the > extraordinary good will of all of you. > I think I've succeeded, at last partially. I can see > now all the layers I > need (the Top and Solder mask) - and I wrote > "partially" because there is a > layer that I cannot see (maybe I'm not supposed to > see) - the hole places. I > got 8 files: .apr, .GD1, .GG1, .GM1, .GTL, .GTS, > .REP and .RUL > The only one which I cannot see I Camtastic (I'm > getting a black screen) is > the .apr file. > I really appreciate all you've done for me :) > As my local time is now 2:30AM, and I'm near my PC > about 12 hours... I think > I'll have to "retire" for several hours. > If you may have any ideas about the .apr file - I'll > be very thankful of > course. > Sincerely yours, > Ridgh > > -----Original Message----- > From: Brad Velander [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 12:24 AM > To: Protel EDA Discussion List > Subject: Re: [PEDA] Need help to convert .pcbdoc to > Gerber files > > Ridgh, > Having read all the previous comments, I can't help > think that you > are just confusing the Camtastic CAM file display. > Yes the Camtastic cam > file is a composite of all your Gerbers. It displays > each Gerber file as one > layer and each layer should align directly over it's > counterparts. In that > way it is a composite view but it is not a composite > Gerber file. Each layer > is a different Gerber file all read into the > Camtastic viewing window to > show an overlaying view of all layers. > > For each layer (Gerber file) you can set different > colors. That way > you can see the different layers just as you would > in the actual PCB design > tool. > > While the files are Camtastic you could regenerate > the Gerber again > from what is viewed on screen and export them to > another directory. That > would be kind redundant unless you changed/edited > them in Camtastic, because > the originals that were read into Camtastic are > already in your directories > somewhere as others had indicated already. > > Hope this is what was confusing you, seemed like a > possibility from > what I had been reading. > > Sincerely, > Brad Velander > Senior PCB Designer > Northern Airborne Technology > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ridgh [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2007 4:27 PM > To: 'Protel EDA Discussion List' > Subject: Re: [PEDA] Need help to convert .pcbdoc to > Gerber files > > > Thank you Dave, > I did exactly what you said, and all I got is the > composite .cam file in > Camtastic. No drilling, just a nice but useless > picture. > I'm sure I'm missing something - but have no idea > what.... > Regards, > Ridgh > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > 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] > > ____________________________________________________________________________________Ready for the edge of your seat? 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