Re: Other than Eagle

Kcam has a 100 polygon limit on the shareware demo.
$100.00 buys you 10,000 polygons in the gerber import function,
I'm currently looking for the same functions.

Tom

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., "Christopher Coley" <ccoley@z...> wrote:
> All,
>
> I have tried Eagle and Kcam.
>
> Kcam lets me import my gerber files fine but it only outlines
the Pads
> (Flashes) and not the trace's so it does not work for mechanical
etching.
>
> Eagle looks like it might work and I have the outline_gcode.ulp
but it
> will not import my PCB gerber files.
>
> I use Protel for schematic and board layout and camtastic2000
for CAM.
> But I have been unable to get outlines for mechanical etching out
of them.
>
> Any idea's.
>
> Thanks
> Chris
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cncdxf@a... [mailto:cncdxf@a...]
> Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2001 3:58 AM
> To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y...
> Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Other than Eagle
>
>
> Chris,
> Try KCam from www.kellyware.com Besides running motors
> it has a built in plotting program. Imports DXF,PLT and Gerber and
> save them as GCode. It has an editor built in. Just make sure you
> hit REFRESH before saving. Runs for a month before shutting off.
Will
> create ouline files from PLT files. You can set the size of your
> Table in the program so you can see where the Gcode is going to
> start. I use the program to backplot only. I am running an old
> freeware copy of the program. It is the best program around for
> the beginner.
>
> Bob
>
>
>
> --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., "Christopher Coley" <ccoley@z...>
wrote:
> > Does anybody know of a tool/utility to take PCB gerber files and
> convert
> > them to an outline in G-Code that can be used by a CNC mill.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Chris.
>
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