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From: "Howard" <hj.payne@...>
To: <Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, August 01, 2008 2:34 PM
Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] HELP: PCB Software


> Hi
> I have done a pcb layout with PCB Wizard 3.50 on a xp pc
> and it is in .pcb format, the prob is that i can not get
> a good print out (epson r300) on the xp pc.
>
> My other box is a linux, and i can get a very good print out
> with gimp, the big prob that i have is trying to open the .pcb
> file in gimp, its a no go!
>
> Is there a pcb prog for linux that can import this file (.pcb)
> so that i can print it out from my linux box ??

If your software can't plot to a Windows device (Pulsonix and EasyPC do) you
could try generating Gerber and drill files and importing them into
GCPrevue. I think you should then be able to output them to a printer.

Leon
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