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Can anyone help?

I produce a gerber file from EasyPC, run it thru Eagle Power Tools 
Grb2Scr and import to Eagle 4.11. The file goes in and is displayed 
OK. However, when I run outlines.ulp or mill-outlines.ulp in Eagle 
all the track and pads are outlined as separate segments instead of 
tracks and pads being outlined as continuous tracks. I know I have 
read somewhere how to fix this problem, but can't find the details 
anywhere. Would appreciate some help.

TIA
Roger

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "ralucas4277" <ralucas4277@...>
To: <Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2004 7:54 AM
Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] Gerber > Eagle


> Can anyone help?
> 
> I produce a gerber file from EasyPC, run it thru Eagle Power Tools 
> Grb2Scr and import to Eagle 4.11. The file goes in and is displayed 
> OK. However, when I run outlines.ulp or mill-outlines.ulp in Eagle 
> all the track and pads are outlined as separate segments instead of 
> tracks and pads being outlined as continuous tracks. I know I have 
> read somewhere how to fix this problem, but can't find the details 
> anywhere. Would appreciate some help.

Why do you need to do this? EasyPC is arguably a better program than Eagle.

Leon

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).

Roger


--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Leon Heller" 
<leon_heller@h...> wrote:
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "ralucas4277" <ralucas4277@y...>
> To: <Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2004 7:54 AM
> Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] Gerber > Eagle
> 
> 
> > Can anyone help?
> > 
> > I produce a gerber file from EasyPC, run it thru Eagle Power 
Tools 
> > Grb2Scr and import to Eagle 4.11. The file goes in and is 
displayed 
> > OK. However, when I run outlines.ulp or mill-outlines.ulp in 
Eagle 
> > all the track and pads are outlined as separate segments instead 
of 
> > tracks and pads being outlined as continuous tracks. I know I 
have 
> > read somewhere how to fix this problem, but can't find the 
details 
> > anywhere. Would appreciate some help.
> 
> Why do you need to do this? EasyPC is arguably a better program 
than Eagle.
> 
> Leon

----- Original Message ----- 

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).

The Pulsonix software I use (from Westdev, like EasyPC, but a lot more
expensive) has a DXF output option. There are utilities to convert this to
Gcode. This might help.

Leon

----- Original Message ----- 

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

Leon,

yes, could do that, but what do you use to do the isolation of the 
tracks/pads etc before you turn the DXF into gcode? Thats where eagle 
comes in, unless there is another means of taking a DXF and doing the 
isolation run.

Roger


--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Leon Heller" 
<leon_heller@h...> wrote:
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "ralucas4277" <ralucas4277@y...>
> 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

>
>The Pulsonix software I use (from Westdev, like EasyPC, but a lot more
>expensive) has a DXF output option.

EasyPC too.

>  There are utilities to convert this to
>Gcode. This might help.
>
>Leon


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