Re: Engraving PCB

That is correct. It imports gerber files and the excellon drill file. It
then converts the outlines of the pads and traces to a dxf or hpgl file. Use
either a g code convertor to get G code or use Dancam to read a hpgl file
and run your steppers.
Dan
-----Original Message-----
From: hansw <hansw@...>
To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@onelist.com <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@onelist.com>
Date: Wednesday, February 02, 2000 6:29 AM
Subject: Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Engraving PCB

>From: hansw <hansw@...>
>
>Thanks, for the link .
>
>When I played with the German version, it looked like it could import

Gerbar files, is that correct ?

>
>regards
>Hans W
>
>
>Dan Mauch wrote:
>
>> From: "Dan Mauch" <dmauch@...>
>>
>> I used a link call babelfish.
>> http://babelfish.altavista.com/cgi-bin/translate?jss&urltext=http%3A//)

It

>> is a translator program. It will convert the german to english. I sent
>> email translated into german to the company and asked if they had a

English

>> version, They did. I bought the English version for ~$100
>> by wiring the money to their bank. They sent me a uncrippled version in
>> English in a few days by email.
>> There was one bug with the software but I emailed them and they corrected
>> the bug and sent me a new copy.
>> Dan
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: hansw <hansw@...>
>> To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@onelist.com <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@onelist.com>
>> Date: Tuesday, February 01, 2000 3:24 PM
>> Subject: Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Engraving PCB
>>
>> >From: hansw <hansw@...>
>> >
>> >Dan,
>> >I just downloaded the German version, trouble is I can't read or write
>> German... ( yes I know ! with a name like I have !)
>> >Do you have the US site for the English Version ?
>> >regards
>> >Hans Wedemeyer
>> >
>> >Dan Mauch wrote:
>> >
>> >> From: "Dan Mauch" <dmauch@...>
>> >>
>> >> http://www.autograv.de/plat.htm
>> >>
>> >> Its called contour2. It works great. It is not swhareware but the

price

>> sn't
>> >> expensive either. I have the US version You may want the german

version.

>> >> Works with metric or imperial.
>> >> Dan
>> >
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