On Fri, 24 Nov 2006 10:20:47 +0100, Lez <
lez.briddon@...> wrote:
> My CB software does gerber / dxf and has no hpgl support, so I am
> outputting in bmp, converting to wmf, importing that into vinylcutting
> software, it appears about the size of a postage stamp, I then stretch
> it back to true size, and then tell it to 'cut'.......
> Its really fun that way.......
> The only problem I have it is the cutter software wont work if I tell
> it I have an hpgl plotter, I have to tell it I have a 'universal'
> plotter, if I set it to hpgl, the plotter just flashes its error
> light.
> What I need to test this 'problem' further to resolve it is some
> ∗free∗ software that has native HPGL output, and dont say eagle!
> I really cant understand why 'diptrace' with I really have come to
> love, does not support HPGL when is so 'standard'
> I'm off to email them.......
> Lez
Maybe you can find a software that converts from gerber to HPGL.
I used "gerbtool" which came with orcad, back then, which did that.
But it ain't free, maybe check if it comes with the eval CD.
Anyway, gerber is vector, so you may have luck finding a converter.
ST