Re: Help: PCB Trace Milling Software

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@egroups.com, Mike <mnels@p...> wrote:
> Thanks to everyone! I knew converting Gerber to G-code isolation
tool
> paths wasn't an easy task. Thanks for the technical outline. It's
funny
> how we stick with ancient protocols, specifications and formats
from when
> computers used paper tape readers! The shareware from:
>
> http://www.softwarecompanions.com/
>
> looks interesting even if it doesn't get all the way to the end
> result. The price is right at least. The software from:
>
> http://www.megabits.net/ddt/
>
> looks to be EXACTLY what I want! $320 is a little hard to swallow,
but
> that's only the price of a couple of prototype PCB runs.
Considering it
> probably took more than a few evenings to code the software, and
it's a
> small market, it's likely a fair price. I'll also look at:
>
> http://www.deskam.com/DesKAM20.htm
>
> to see what PCB features they offer. I would be surprised if it's
set up
> to do isolation machining, however. Thanks again. This is a great
group!
>
> Mike
>
> PS - Tom, did you post your software review somewhere yet?