Hi Brian, we want to mill the whole PCB (drills + traces).
Our mechanics uses an ISEL milling machine for mechanic prototypes. We want to use this machine also to manufacture our prototype PCBs. Therefore we need a converter-software from Gerber- to HPGL- or DXF-Files. (It has to convert the traces and pads to outlines for the milling-machine) Florian > -----Original Message----- > From: Brian Guralnick [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 5:05 PM > To: Protel EDA Forum > Subject: Re: [PEDA] Software for Isolation Milling > > > What type of driller? > > Are you talking about just drilling the pads & holes? > Or, are you talking about a board milling machine? > > Usually, board milling machines will take the Gerber & process it specifically for > the milling machine. As for a hole drilling machine, the 1 of the generated drill > files might already be in a suitable format for the machine. Remember, Protel > generates (if I remember correctly) a .drl, a .drr & a .txt which all contain the > drill data. The .txt file should be somewhere close to HPGL & Gerber. It's > basically a set of x&y coordinates. > ____________ > Brian Guralnick > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ------------------- > Comedy clips: > ftp://ftp.point-lab.com/quartus/Public/MP3/Simpsons-FatFingers.mp3 -53K > ftp://ftp.point-lab.com/quartus/Public/MP3/Simpsons-Moe-LieDetector.mp3 -166K > > RedDwarf fans only - Year 8 - Shrink Kryten interview... > ftp://ftp.point-lab.com/quartus/Public/MP3/Shrink-Kryten-16kbit.mp3 -450K > ftp://ftp.point-lab.com/quartus/Public/MP3/Shrink-Kryten-48kbit.mp3 -1.4M > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ------------------- > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Florian Finsterbusch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Protel EDA Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 10:45 AM > Subject: [PEDA] Software for Isolation Milling > > > | We are considering to build some prototype PCBs by isolation milling. > | Has anybody got experience which software is suitable to generate HPGL- or > DXF-Files for the drilling machine from our Protel 99 SE > | Gerber-Files? > | Is there some free or cheap software available? > | > | Thank you for all of your help! > | > | Florian Finsterbusch > | > | > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/proteledaforum@techservinc.com * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
