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Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Pcb to G code

From: Mitch Davis <mjd@...>
Date: 2012-11-20

On Tue, Nov 20, 2012 at 10:43 PM, RL <rlrc2003@...> wrote:
> I am trying to convert my Eagle Board file to a Gcode to
> drill holes with my CNC mach. but I have been unable to
> contact anyone from PCBGCODE.com to get the latest version.
> Does it still exist or did they close up? In the mean time are there
> any suggestions of other inexpensive softwares I may use to do this?

If your question is about converting gerber files to g-code, then
several of my friends use this:

http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/pcb2gcode

It works very well. Among other great features, it can emit paths for
Voronoi regions, which are electrically equivalent to the original
regions, but they take less time to mill.

http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/pcb2gcode/index.php?title=Voronoi_region

Minor complication: It's Unix only.

Mitch.