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Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: For chemical etching

From: "Stefan Trethan" <stefan_trethan@...>
Date: 2005-06-30

On Thu, 30 Jun 2005 20:08:18 +0200, lcdpublishing
<lcdpublishing@...> wrote:

> Heck, I would even try milling a board if I could find some free
> layout software to create the milling code. I am just to darn lazy
> to go through the process of drawing in CAD or worse yet, writing
> the program by hand - my time is just too short.
> Anyone have suggestions for some free software to design a PCB and
> have it output the CNC Code?
> CHris
>


You can try target
<http://www.ibfriedrich.com/>

limited to 100pins, free version.
I bought the 700pin version, it isn't the ideal software but i can't
afford the better ones.


It can do a few milling output formats, hpgl, xgerber, isel, cnc iso6983,
charly robot P.C.B. (???).

There is a english version. (Not well translated tho..)





Eagle has ULPs for iso. milling.


ST