Surprise me...Then, prepare to be surprised!
But using auxilary program won't be surprising.....I know you can do that.
Surprise me...Then, prepare to be surprised!
But you don’t need them. So this statement is at least misleading if not false.Gerber editors exist but are a PITA to use and so I don't recommend them.
But you don’t need to use AutoCAD. You can’t make a statement and claim it’s true, when your assumptions are false.There are special customization programs you can use with Autocad for PCB design and gerber file output.
I’m not going to argue further with someone who bases his comments on misleading postulates.Surprise me...
But using auxilary program won't be surprising.....I know you can do that.
Since you already know how to use Autocad, my recommendation would be to look for DXF to Gerber program.Next Q: Is there any open source (free) software out there than I can use to generate or edit a PCB design and the associated Gerber files?
Thanks,
Wolf
No...my staement is true...you can't edit a dxf file graphically with a PCB program. But you might be able to import a DXF in some programs.But you don’t need them. So this statement is at least misleading if not false.
Sorry...but it is true.But you don’t need to use AutoCAD. You can’t make a statement and claim it’s true, when your assumptions are false.
Look in the mirror...I’m not going to argue further with someone who bases his comments on misleading postulates.
All I am saying (and I may have misunderstood the requirement), is that there is free PCB design software that can edit the PCB design and directly output Gerber files.No...my staement is true...you can't edit a dxf file graphically with a PCB program. But you might be able to import a DXF in some programs.
Sorry...but it is true.
Look in the mirror...
Not difficult to understand....I already knew that.All I am saying (and I may have misunderstood the requirement), is that there is free PCB design software that can edit the PCB design and directly output Gerber files.
And it’s not AutoCAD.
I don’t understand what’s so difficult to understand about this statement?
How can you say, there are none to be found?For the task at hand, I have been searching all over for a free DXF to GBR converter.... of which there are supposedly 100's available, but none to be found.
Wolf
Came across DesignSparkPCB while I was searching. System requirements include Win 10. I will never put that garbage on any of my machines again.How can you say, there are none to be found?
Thanks you, now that I know you choose to tie one arm behind your back, I adjust the effort I put into solutions for you.Came across DesignSparkPCB while I was searching. System requirements include Win 10. I will never put that garbage on any of my machines again.
I will look for an earlier version.
Wolf
I'm quite happy with Linux for most things, but do have some older Winbloze apps I am still more familiar with, like AutoCad. Thing is, my choices for OS don't put hidden partitions on my drive and send my keystrokes off to "the cloud", like Win 10 does.Thanks you, now that I know you choose to tie one arm behind your back, I adjust the effort I put into solutions for you.
please let us know which other tools you reject. Any special varieties of Linux, screw drivers (Phillips, Torx, Roberts,...) or cork screw styles?
Best regards,
- A person that uses Garbage as needed.
Ha, maybe because you're trying to use DesignSpark on a Linux box since you seemed to be afraid of Mr. Microsoft.I'm still struggling to import a DXF file from Autocad into Designspark.... the scaling needs to cranked up to 1000x to be about the right size according to the Designspark coordinate system (not sure what size it really is). The circles come out nice, but the graduation lines and numbers look like a bowl of spaghetti.
I could probably write the g-code faster by hand than to go another route.
Wolf
Came across DesignSparkPCB while I was searching. System requirements include Win 10. I will never put that garbage on any of my machines again.
I will look for an earlier version.
Wolf
I'm sure he'll get some perfect measurements off of a home-made board. Cutting concentric circles in the garage is a piece of cake.I'm surprised nobody mentioned this yet, but.. Etching? It's how some us nerds make PCBs at home. You could use the same process to etch a steel disc. Electo-etch or chemical etch with toner transfer. If you have a laser printer you can do toner transfer at home for free. If not, you can order a SMT solder mask for $20.
Is this sarcasm? He has a lathe. Making concentric circles is what lathes do.I'm sure he'll get some perfect measurements off of a home-made board. Cutting concentric circles in the garage is a piece of cake.