Hi Alan,
I'm definitely interested in what your program can output. As you
know I'm working on the same algorithm, so any development in that
area is beyond cool. There aren't many people on earth that are
working on this, so it is nice to meet a fellow explorer.
I'll try to upload a pic of my input and output in the next few days.
I tried viewing the file you uploaded, but I couldn't get to it.
Dave
--- In Homebrew_PCBs@y..., Alan Marconett KM6VV <KM6VV@a...> wrote:
> Hi John, Dave,
>
> I finally found the URL for TCi. There are some additional EMP's
there,
> if you are interested.
>
> I emailed Bruno about the Gerber header, and asked if a later
version
> will support INCHES. We'll see if he cares to reply (I used
babelfish
> to translate to French), as well as sending English.
>
> I've found TCI quite easy to use, after I got past the French (not
> hard).
>
> With the addition of an additional parser for the header, I've been
able
> to read the RS-274X files generated, and convert them to Gcode. I'm
> still working on the algorithms, but it IS a nice way to generate
simple
> board layouts!
>
> Are others interested in this? Will work with Eagle too, Although
Eagle
> is a bear to learn, IMO. I don't expect to do complicated designs,
but
> as long as one can "finish them up" in CAD (by importing the Gcode),
> then it should suit my needs.
>
> What have you done with TCI? I thought I'd post a simple trace from
> TCI, and it's Gcode result.
>
> http://b.urbani.free.fr/index.htm
>
> Alan KM6VV