Homebrew PCBs

Hello Alan,

  Monday, March 20, 2006, 1:15:45 AM, you wrote:

> Hi Tod,

> I thought I'd look at the Excellon files, they should have the hole 
> data.  Somewhere is a program to convert that to Gcode.  Just having the
> coordinates and drill sizes should do it.  If I can import points into
> Vector CAD/CAM, I can generate a Gcode program.

> So that's what that was on my HC-49 crystal!  I turned off the vrestrict
> layer, and the extra went away.  Didn't seem to help anyway, I had a via
> (that I've since moved) encroaching into this area.

> Just tried a solpad.  Must be a test pad?  I almost forgot to add some
> test points.

> It seems to get harder to find the un-routed signals at the very end.
> Is there a way to make them stand out, or determine their net name?

> Alan  KM6VV

<snip>

Some time ago I wrote Exellon->G-code converter you can find it on the
kellyware.com

In  the  mean  time,  I  have  to resort some issues with my ISP and I
willput  different versions as freeware on-line. Link willbe posted to
the group.

The  limitation  of  the converter is that id does not like suppressed
zeroes,it requires both leading and trailing zeroes
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