X-Authentication-Warning: delorie.com: mail set sender to geda-user-bounces using -f X-Recipient: geda-user AT delorie DOT com X-Original-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=XuZbPiSGKD/lHtn6M3BCI1OVS9s4oJpkUSspq9XHD5I=; b=DBw5YmYfwrYYHAamnrkZWCp0voy3bNHYDn5YMOUdHGTilHm2kD34wtmExC5Oyl+a78 v1GBrYQnVgECq6dMtPyMQf0qGCYcmpjFH9FtkZL/QbM8IJITaUYtI2MEwy0LBqR33YLA sJ6lkCyyk+F5CQjRyx/KPLcf7mT2VifEXCI2ZW8CgCEWPBP/O70pOmj2i16fiDcz02k5 wjBitBVCONAhyjU83tomCmswNl8dRaAwoaB88EA7JHNbZcIWBw47tqXZpvQ7/5FFIZrq Rd/cEDipZt5Berf6krLr5LhGbq20ugYeS9yRwB0QKDV1EA7HwqPC88xIoX9KE7212FoN SbxA== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to; bh=XuZbPiSGKD/lHtn6M3BCI1OVS9s4oJpkUSspq9XHD5I=; b=YTuij0Fd3SICV/hvsI9S3IpwdzTEsYD00YblPnvR00XkM40W0+w0aDg6NB+RS0rXin xalNT2IFOjBnNl63bqM9X9yRbwrZpciacrytuRNFEuUyryyOP4HQ/5XYmx83KxS0kYAc jbsNUNmXD/ayB9bfzt2SwxHd+3jDM5ucrkOg/LJ6OO4XmKczU/yUoPHuZiHsJLSoOaUq ScO8/+1bv0V2t7Ds+fQ+rX5dEdrBNaQIAvJ4hz6DVWNwscygBrOQ6qD4VsrLVsalsANk 8RBiyEVnXXzPv3ZeHUsAROKw3RF0HsPBm4a2LG6fibtLSqq75fdMK1bWtGn4Ni1sF+Cf goFA== X-Gm-Message-State: APjAAAXJFG1H8mwJ0TWqpl9v0ol0t3QOirjB1wUzbXnTStZ8P0MTJe4e aw0th2r6iYL6lhX/GLUXtOBAxtrqNPFY7LbRIWlxgQ== X-Google-Smtp-Source: APXvYqxJ/3o4sYFAy0zJmKR4mKjDyqmVHP3O3cO72KeNa7Ppyf2n5wIy8MOVoC8cjxWVQLweMHlKwZApwDzPABY5lnU= X-Received: by 2002:a25:1e44:: with SMTP id e65mr20027564ybe.165.1558287048487; Sun, 19 May 2019 10:30:48 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: In-Reply-To: From: "Erich Heinzle (a1039181 AT gmail DOT com) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com]" Date: Mon, 20 May 2019 03:00:35 +0930 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [geda-user] RS-274D Gerber Conversion To: geda-user Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="000000000000fbb707058940f9aa" Reply-To: geda-user AT delorie DOT com --000000000000fbb707058940f9aa Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" The now open source tool "pcb elegance" gerber load code appears to cope with gerber aperture files. You may be able to load up the old gerbers and aperture files and then attempt export of rs-274x gerbers from pcb elegance. Once you have rs-274x gerbers, they xan be turned intoa footprint with translate2geda or translate2coralEDA for loading into gEDA pcb or into pcb-rnd. I managed to get pcb elegance running under wine on lubuntu. Their gerber viewing tool seems to cope better with loading polygonal flashed apertures than the pcb tool, but this should not be an issue for a 1990s rs-274d board iiuc. Failing that, i could try to add the ability to load an aperture file in conjunction with a gerber file in my utilities translate2geda and translate2coralEDA (available on github). translate2coralEDA exports proper padstacks for pcb-rnd with polygonal pad definitions, allowing round rect, obround, square, rect, circular, etc pads, which may not be an issue for a 1990s board, but, you may be able to take advantage of the padstack prototypes in pcb-rnd to add drills to all padstacks of the same geometry, for example, in one fell swoop, since a gerber layer will not include drill information. Good luck! Erich On Sun, 19 May 2019 18:18 Derek Stewart (derek AT q40 DOT de) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com], wrote: > Hi, > > I have an old computer project designed in the late 1990s, for a 68060 > single board computer, I used to produce, from Gerber files in RS-274D. > But not many PCB manufacturers use the RS-274D format. > > The Gerber files were produced in PCAD for DOS, which I have never found > an implementation of PCAD, Protel, Tango PCB or Altium Designer to read > the binary PCB files. > > I would like to make some more PCBs, but I only have the RS-274D Gerber > files, what is hte best way to convert them to RS-274X or more modern > standard. > > -- > Regards, > > Derek > --000000000000fbb707058940f9aa Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

The now open source tool "pcb elegance" gerber = load code appears to cope with gerber aperture files. You may be able to lo= ad up the old gerbers and aperture files and then attempt export of rs-274x= gerbers from pcb elegance.

On= ce you have rs-274x gerbers, they xan be turned intoa footprint with=C2=A0<= span style=3D"font-family:sans-serif">translate2geda or translate2coralEDA = for loading into gEDA pcb or into pcb-rnd.

I managed to get pcb elegance running under wine = on lubuntu. Their gerber viewing tool seems to cope better with loading pol= ygonal flashed apertures than the pcb tool, but this should not be an issue= for a 1990s rs-274d board iiuc.

Failing that, i could try to add the ability to load an aperture = file in conjunction with a gerber file in my utilities translate2geda and t= ranslate2coralEDA (available on github).

<= div dir=3D"auto">translate2coralEDA = exports proper padstacks for pcb-rnd with polygonal pad definitions, allowi= ng round rect, obround, square, rect, circular, etc pads, which may not be = an issue for a 1990s board, but, you may be able to take advantage of the p= adstack prototypes in pcb-rnd to add drills to all padstacks of the same ge= ometry, for example, in one fell swoop, since a gerber layer will not inclu= de drill information.

Good luck!

Erich

On Sun, 19 May 2019 18:18 Derek Stewart (derek AT q40 DOT de) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com], <geda-user AT delorie DOT com> wrote:

Hi,

I have an old computer project designed in the late 1990s, for a 68060
single board computer, I used to produce, from Gerber files in RS-274D. But not many PCB manufacturers use the RS-274D format.

The Gerber files were produced in PCAD for DOS, which I have never found an implementation of PCAD, Protel, Tango PCB or Altium Designer to read the binary PCB files.

I would like to make some more PCBs, but I only have the RS-274D Gerber files, what is hte best way to convert them to RS-274X or more modern
standard.

--
Regards,

Derek

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