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Subject: Re: PCB software - recommendation ?!

From: "phildimond" <my-yahoo-groups@...>
Date: 2011-04-06

I have no idea what Rhino CAD is, but if it is like AutoCAD et al, then I doubt you will find PCB layout software to read files from it.

If the CAD software can export a DXF or an image file (BMP or JPEG or whatever), then most PCB software can import an image file. You will have to mess with or watch the scaling .. use a scale marker on the CAD image to help with this. You can then use that as an overlay guide when laying out the board.

Phil

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "GB" <gabi.balsanu@...> wrote:
>
> Hi to all,
>
> Long time lurker here. I need to make a pcb with led's (128 pcs), but that pcb must have a special form - designed first in Rhino v4.0 (cad software) and after that imported into "that software" and transformed into a pcb.
> Also the arrangement of led's must be designed in Rhino as well and imported into the pcb software.
> My question for you guy's is that software exits or I am chasing ghost's?
> If is exist can somebody point in the right direction?
> If doesn't exist any other solution?
>
> Thank you for your time
> Gabi
>