Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Mechanical etching of PCB with MaxNC

I just check the RS274-X option in my software <g>.

Seriously, if you have the X option ( some software says "embedded
apertures" ) you should use it.
Less chances of a mistake that way at the board shop.

later,
Larry E.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jon Elson" <elson@...>
To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2001 12:52 AM
Subject: Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Mechanical etching of PCB with MaxNC


> Larry Edington wrote:
>
> > It's gotta be an X. ( RS-274X with embedded aperatures ).
>
> You can generally convert RS-274D files to 274X quite easily.
> The most basic change is just that the apertures are specified in a
> specific way in 274X at the beginning of the file. 274X has a lot
> of more sophisticated features that allow you to erase part of
> what you've drawn, do area fills and a bunch of more sophisticated
> stuff. But, if you just need to make a basic 274X file from a 274D,
> it is not too hard. Get a couple files and look at them, and see how
> the apertures are defined at the beginning.
>
> Jon