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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=FR-CA link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-CA>So far I contacted <b>ALLPCB</b> for a quote..<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-CA><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-CA>I need 2 specific pcbs to be made:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-CA><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-CA>The first one is a standard 1.6mm thick, 2 layers pcb with holes and traces<br>that I have <b>GERBER</b> files for it. <b>ALLPCB</b> can process them.. Fine.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-CA><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-CA>But the second pcb is a thin 5mils thick front panel pcb<br>with no holes and no copper on it. Only fiberglass with solder mask and silkscreen layouts.<br>The layout files were generated by a front panel CAD program made by <b>Abacom</b> called <b>FrontDesigner v3.0</b><br>The problem is that CAD can only produce <b>HPGL</b> vector files.. no GERBER. <br>Here an example of the <b>HPGL</b> files produced:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='mso-fareast-language:FR-CA'><img width=614 height=371 id="Image_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D79A5D.D58B6F40"></span><span lang=EN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-CA>When making the quote request on the <b>ALLPCB</b> web site<br>the guy who replied to me (Joshua) told me the following:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><b><span lang=EN-CA style='color:#984807;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#984807;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'>.. Sorry, there is no shape layer and wireless circuit layer in the HPGL machine_files. <br>Incomplete files? ? Please reply me with a complete document<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-CA>These <b>HPGL</b> files could be convert/processed by my local pcb manufacturer<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-CA>Who recently raised its prices because of COVID and that’s the reason<br>I’m now looking for chinese pcbs alternatives..<br><br>So…. Starting from there does anybody know a Chinese manufacturer<br><u>who could handle my <b>HPGL</b> files for the front panel job ?</u><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-CA><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-CA>JP<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-CA>________________________________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-CA>Synth-diy mailing list<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><a href="mailto:Synth-diy@synth-diy.org"><span lang=EN-CA style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>Synth-diy@synth-diy.org</span></a><span lang=EN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><a href="http://synth-diy.org/mailman/listinfo/synth-diy"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>http://synth-diy.org/mailman/listinfo/synth-diy</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Selling or trading? Use <a href="mailto:marketplace@synth-diy.org"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>marketplace@synth-diy.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>