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One of the problems with your Gerbers is that PADS generated them with a 27
inch or so translation in the upwards direction (-ve y direction in PCB),
which seems to confuse gerbv.
I have done some work on the GPL2 code by Philipp Knirsch at
http://www.wizards.de/phil/java/rs274x.html and now have it exporting PCB
footprints.
I have had some success converting your SMD top and bottom layer gerbers to
a PCB footprint format, and am currently refining square pad detection for
through hole pads. I have not played with the other layers yet as your
priority seemed to be workable footprint geometries - and I think I am just
about there.
Cheers,
Erich.
On Wed, Jul 29, 2015 at 8:36 AM, Spacefalcon the Outlaw <
falcon AT ivan DOT harhan DOT org> wrote:
> Roger Williams wrote:
>
> > http://qux.com/GTA02-MB-A6_50-71481-00.asc.zip
>
> Thanks a lot for the conversion, and extra thanks for posting it on a
> server and providing a link instead of sending a mega-email attachment
> - my poor 1980s email system can't handle the latter. :)
>
> I wonder, would you or any other PADS user happen to know if they ever
> released any documentation for this ASCII format, or is a tight
> NDA-only deal? It will probably take me quite a while to grok this
> format, but if there happens to be some documentation available, it
> might help a good bit..
>
> Anyways, thanks to everyone for all the help you've given me so far!
>
> Hasta la Victoria, Siempre,
> SF
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>One of the problems with your Gerbers is that PADS ge=
nerated them with a 27 inch or so translation in the upwards direction (-ve=
y direction in PCB), which seems to confuse gerbv.</div><div><div>I have d=
one some work on the GPL2 code by Philipp Knirsch at </div><a href=3D"http:=
//www.wizards.de/phil/java/rs274x.html">http://www.wizards.de/phil/java/rs2=
74x.html</a> and now have it exporting PCB footprints.</div><div>I have had=
some success converting your SMD top and bottom layer gerbers to a PCB foo=
tprint format, and am currently refining square pad detection for through h=
ole pads. I have not played with the other layers yet as your priority seem=
ed to be workable footprint geometries - and I think I am just about there.=
</div><div>=C2=A0</div><div>Cheers,</div><div>Erich.</div></div><div class=
=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Wed, Jul 29, 2015 at 8:3=
6 AM, Spacefalcon the Outlaw <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:falcon=
@ivan.harhan.org" target=3D"_blank">falcon AT ivan DOT harhan DOT org</a>></span> w=
rote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;borde=
r-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Roger Williams wrote:<br>
<br>
> <a href=3D"http://qux.com/GTA02-MB-A6_50-71481-00.asc.zip" rel=3D"nore=
ferrer" target=3D"_blank">http://qux.com/GTA02-MB-A6_50-71481-00.asc.zip</a=
><br>
<br>
Thanks a lot for the conversion, and extra thanks for posting it on a<br>
server and providing a link instead of sending a mega-email attachment<br>
- my poor 1980s email system can't handle the latter. :)<br>
<br>
I wonder, would you or any other PADS user happen to know if they ever<br>
released any documentation for this ASCII format, or is a tight<br>
NDA-only deal?=C2=A0 It will probably take me quite a while to grok this<br=
>
format, but if there happens to be some documentation available, it<br>
might help a good bit..<br>
<br>
Anyways, thanks to everyone for all the help you've given me so far!<br=
>
<br>
Hasta la Victoria, Siempre,<br>
SF<br>
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