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From: "ralucas4277" <ralucas4277@...>
To: <Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2004 12:51 PM
Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Gerber > Eagle


> Hi Leon,
>
> The reason is that EasyPC does not produce a track/pad outline file
> which can be converted into a gcode file for running on the mill.
> Eagle does, in fact there is a ulp file available for Eagle which
> converts the imported gerber (in script form) to gcode directly. I
> agree, though, Eagle is quirky, hence my question. EasyPC 6 is a nice
> program and highly intuitive, Eagle is tortuous. Maybe someone knows
> how to turn an extended gerber into gcode without Eagle or Deskpcb
> (expensive).

Another idea! Convert Gerber to DXF then convert that to Gcode. I think
there is free software around for both these steps.

Leon