"Leon" wrote in message
...
On 13 June, 20:36, "Leland C. Scott" wrote:
"Harold E. Johnson" wrote in
messagenews:INSYl.740928$yE1.253509@attbi_s21...



"Leland C. Scott" wrote in message
m...
Does anybody have or know where to get a utility to convert from
ExpressPCB file format to a standard Gerber file? If not any info on
the
file format itself?

Yup. You can pay Express PCB for the file. (No utility) $75 the last
time
I bought one.

That's not going to happen. I know I can get some reverse engineering
software that will import the layout as a graphic then trace over it
using
the PCB layout software to generate standard Gerber files. I'm looking
for
something easy and I'm not paying them $75 a pop for each small board to
convert.

I also found out there maybe some utilities out, still looking, there
that
can convert from an exported PDF, or EPS file, to a Gerber format too.
Getting a PDF printer driver is easy. Use the driver when printing out a
copy of the board layout.

--
Regards;

Leland C. Scott
KC8LDO

"Brilliance is typically the act of an
individual, but incredible stupidity
can usually be traced to an
organization."

Jon Bentley

Use Advanced Circuits. Their PCB Artist software is much better than
Express PCB's (it's actually a special version of Easy-PC) and you get
the Gerbers free with a second order for the same board, IIRC.

Leon

Thanks for the advise.


--
Regards;

Leland C. Scott
KC8LDO

"The most reliable components are
the ones you leave out."

By Gordon Bell, father of the
minicomputer at DEC.