Gerber Viewers

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Hi all,

I am looking around for Gerber Viewers. Of course freeware would be best, very
cheapware might be considered.

I just want to view Gerber files. Don't need to edit or save them or anything
special. I presently use Viewmate, which is pretty nice, but is more of a full
featured product, crippled for evaluation.

I would like to find something simpler, and quicker for checking Gerbers. Many
PCB layout programs provide some kind of viewer, but I like to be able to see
them without using the full blown CAD system.

Anyone know of any viewers I might be able to use?

Thanks for the help.

Mark
 
On Wed, 15 Sep 2004 09:38:48 -0600, mountains@iname.com wrote:

Hi all,

I am looking around for Gerber Viewers. Of course freeware would be best, very
cheapware might be considered.

I just want to view Gerber files. Don't need to edit or save them or anything
special. I presently use Viewmate, which is pretty nice, but is more of a full
featured product, crippled for evaluation.

I would like to find something simpler, and quicker for checking Gerbers. Many
PCB layout programs provide some kind of viewer, but I like to be able to see
them without using the full blown CAD system.

Anyone know of any viewers I might be able to use?

Thanks for the help.

Mark
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It also prints



Regards,

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On Wed, 15 Sep 2004 09:38:48 -0600, mountains@iname.com wrote:

Hi all,

I am looking around for Gerber Viewers. Of course freeware would be best,
very
cheapware might be considered.

I just want to view Gerber files. Don't need to edit or save them or
anything
special. I presently use Viewmate, which is pretty nice, but is more of a
full
featured product, crippled for evaluation.

I would like to find something simpler, and quicker for checking Gerbers.
Many
PCB layout programs provide some kind of viewer, but I like to be able to
see
them without using the full blown CAD system.

Anyone know of any viewers I might be able to use?

Thanks for the help.

Mark

http://www.pentalogix.com/

It also prints



Regards,

Boris Mohar

Got Knock? - see:
Viatrack Printed Circuit Designs http://www3.sympatico.ca/borism/
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I'll second that.
Viewmate is the best viewer I've come across
 
In <cia2nv$emn$1@thorium.cix.co.uk>, on 09/15/04 at 07:54 PM,
"R.Lewis" <h.lewis-not this bit-@connect-2.co.uk> said:


I'll second that.
Viewmate is the best viewer I've come across
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I agree. That is what I have been using for years. I was just asking if
anyone had any other programs I might could take a look at.

Mark
 
gerbv is a very competent free viewer that is part of the
GNU EDA project. It is easy to find, just do a google.

-Chuck Harris

mountains@iname.com wrote:
Hi all,

I am looking around for Gerber Viewers. Of course freeware would be best, very
cheapware might be considered.

I just want to view Gerber files. Don't need to edit or save them or anything
special. I presently use Viewmate, which is pretty nice, but is more of a full
featured product, crippled for evaluation.

I would like to find something simpler, and quicker for checking Gerbers. Many
PCB layout programs provide some kind of viewer, but I like to be able to see
them without using the full blown CAD system.

Anyone know of any viewers I might be able to use?

Thanks for the help.

Mark
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I agree. That is what I have been using for years. I was just asking if
anyone had any other programs I might could take a look at.
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There is (was?) a free gerber to pdf perl script - google for gerber2pdf.

It's not a viewer, but it lets you move the problem to other technologies.
(We often print on transparent slides and hold them up to the light.)

The non-free version of Adobe Acrobat has a compare command that
lets you see what changed between 2 pdf files.

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GC-Prevue viewer.

You can download it from the following website.

Website: http://www.graphicode.com/

It is easy to use.

- Rob J
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Hi all,

I am looking around for Gerber Viewers. Of course freeware would be best,
very
cheapware might be considered.

I just want to view Gerber files. Don't need to edit or save them or
anything
special. I presently use Viewmate, which is pretty nice, but is more of a
full
featured product, crippled for evaluation.

I would like to find something simpler, and quicker for checking Gerbers.
Many
PCB layout programs provide some kind of viewer, but I like to be able to
see
them without using the full blown CAD system.

Anyone know of any viewers I might be able to use?

Thanks for the help.

Mark
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"Hal Murray" <hmurray@suespammers.org> wrote in message
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I agree. That is what I have been using for years. I was just asking if
anyone had any other programs I might could take a look at.

There is (was?) a free gerber to pdf perl script - google for gerber2pdf.

It's not a viewer, but it lets you move the problem to other technologies.
(We often print on transparent slides and hold them up to the light.)

The non-free version of Adobe Acrobat has a compare command that
lets you see what changed between 2 pdf files.
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As I recall gerber2pdf only works with 274X format.
No too flexible that.
 
As I recall gerber2pdf only works with 274X format.
No too flexible that.
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Thanks for pointing that out.

All the tools I've worked with recently generate 274X format.
It seems like the obvious way to make sure the aperature data
matches the plot data.

How many tools/systems don't yet use 274X? Is there some
complication that I don't know about?

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"Hal Murray" <hmurray@suespammers.org> wrote in message
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As I recall gerber2pdf only works with 274X format.
No too flexible that.

Thanks for pointing that out.

All the tools I've worked with recently generate 274X format.
It seems like the obvious way to make sure the aperature data
matches the plot data.

How many tools/systems don't yet use 274X? Is there some
complication that I don't know about?
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If the tools you use are all 274X then this should be no problem. 274D is
'old' and not really necessary anymore although some PCB cad offers you the
choice of output formats, fixing apertures, etc. for certain manufacturing
situations.
If you have not needed 274D too-date you are not going to need it in the
future.
Also there is probably a freebie 274D to X conversion utility around
somewhere ('though I do not know of one myself), perhaps someone out there
can point to one.

However if you only want to view/print the Gerber's why not use a viewer -
they are made for the job.
 
However if you only want to view/print the Gerber's why not use a viewer -
they are made for the job.
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If you convert them to pdfs, then you can put them on a web site
and people without gerber viewers can easily look at them. That
might be convenient for some people/organizations.

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"Hal Murray" <hmurray@suespammers.org> wrote in message
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However if you only want to view/print the Gerber's why not use a
viewer -
they are made for the job.

If you convert them to pdfs, then you can put them on a web site
and people without gerber viewers can easily look at them. That
might be convenient for some people/organizations.

--
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I presumed that either it was anothers artwork (and hence only the gernbers
available), or it is to check their own gerber file generation.

In the first case others artwork should not be published, in the second a
viewer would suffice since the cad would also produce various other outputs
formats for publishing etc use.
 
I think you might try to download the Valor Universal Viewer (VUV) from
www.valor.com may be it will help.
Best Regards.
Slav.


"R.Lewis" <h.lewis-not this bit-@connect-2.co.uk> wrote in message
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"Hal Murray" <hmurray@suespammers.org> wrote in message
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However if you only want to view/print the Gerber's why not use a
viewer -
they are made for the job.

If you convert them to pdfs, then you can put them on a web site
and people without gerber viewers can easily look at them. That
might be convenient for some people/organizations.

--

I presumed that either it was anothers artwork (and hence only the
gernbers
available), or it is to check their own gerber file generation.

In the first case others artwork should not be published, in the second a
viewer would suffice since the cad would also produce various other
outputs
formats for publishing etc use.
Click to expand...
 
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