[sdiy] Another Circuit Board Question

[John Luciani]

On Jan 4, 2008 1:19 PM, klosmon <klosmon at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> Hola-
> I have a new, pristine circuit board, about 6 x 9,
> double-sided;  fairly complex.
> This board is no longer in production;  I would like to get it cloned.
>
> I know there is software to turn schematics into board files (Eagle,
> etc), and there are places like PCB Express that have software that
> allows you to draw a board on the screen (this one is way too complex
> for that);  does anyone know of a service that can somehow scan an
> existing 2-sided board & come up with the requisite files (trace,
> drilling, etc) for board production?

http://www.artnetpro.com is the service recommended on the
PCB Express site.

If the variety of component footprints is low you could try taking a
picture of each side and importing the image as a background
layer in the PCB layout software. You can then place your
component footprints and run your traces using the background
images as a guide.

(* jcl *)

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