Mail Archives: geda-user/2014/07/16/06:06:14
On 2014-07-16 09:02, Gabriel Paubert wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 15, 2014 at 01:29:59PM -0400, Geoffrey Yerem - HEAT, LLC
> wrote:
>> Hello,
>> I'm having a small problem with the Gerber export in PCB. When it
>> generates the cnc drill file, it starts the tool numbers at an
>> arbitrary count.
>
> Not exactly an aribtrary count, it uses the same number space for
> Gerber
> apertures and drill numbers.
I think we deliberately don't re-use numbers between the various files
we export. This allows people to copy+paste outline / random notes layer
content in the output file into the files for other layers - without any
apperture clashes / conflicts.
I'd suggest you change your board house. If their CAM software is so
broken in one respect, I would suspect there could be other issues
lurking. It also speaks to a certain lack of investment in their
process, so who knows where else they will be using sub-standard
workflows.
For our ammusement, you might find out which vendor supplied their
BROKEN CAM software, which version it is / which centuary they purchased
it.
Sorry not to be more helpful.. As Gabriel said, you may be able to patch
the source-code to achieve what you want. Just be SURE to check the
Gerber files that result actually preview correctly in a gerber viewer
(like "gerbv") before sending them for manufacture.
Regards,
Peter Clifton
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