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Re: Gerbv

From Tim <tim@bugblat.invalid>
Newsgroups comp.arch.embedded
Subject Re: Gerbv
Date 2018-08-17 22:27 +0100
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
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On 17/08/2018 19:15, Theo Markettos wrote:

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>> And who do you use for the laser cutting?
> 
> Ourselves.  We have a GCC Laserpro Spirit 40W laser cutter.
> 
> The flow is:
> Kicad export to gerber
> Gerber opened in gerbv
> only display the layers to be cut.  The GCC allows one raster layer and
> multiple vector layers - my usual flow is raster for images to etch like
> tracks, one layer for holes, another layer for edge cuts.  Give each layer a
> distinct colour (black=raster, red=holes, green=edge)
> Export as EPS, load into Adobe Illustrator CS3 (the laser cutter only plays
> nicely with a few programs)
> Tidy up the EPS to keep the laser cutter happy (line thickness = 0.01pt,
> make sure objects have the right line colours)
> 'Print' to the laser cutter, setting appropriate powers for the different
> colours.  The red (holes) layer is cut before the green (edge) layer.
> 
> It works quite well, and is handy for debugging mechanical issues before
> going to fab.


Sounds great. And only "from $21,995" :) Until I'm a millionaire I'll 
keep getting semi-routed double sided boards from China...

Tim

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Gerbv gnuarm.deletethisbit@gmail.com - 2018-08-16 12:22 -0700
  Re: Gerbv Chris <c@b.a> - 2018-08-17 11:52 +1000
    Re: Gerbv gnuarm.deletethisbit@gmail.com - 2018-08-16 21:58 -0700
      Re: Gerbv Jack <jack4747@gmail.com> - 2018-08-16 22:41 -0700
      Re: Gerbv Chris <c@b.a> - 2018-08-17 17:28 +1000
  Re: Gerbv Theo Markettos <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2018-08-17 12:34 +0100
    Re: Gerbv Tim <tim@bugblat.invalid> - 2018-08-17 14:27 +0100
      Re: Gerbv Theo Markettos <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2018-08-17 19:15 +0100
        Re: Gerbv Tim <tim@bugblat.invalid> - 2018-08-17 22:27 +0100
          Re: Gerbv Theo Markettos <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2018-08-18 13:13 +0100
            Re: Gerbv Dave Nadler <drn@nadler.com> - 2018-08-18 08:27 -0700
            Re: Gerbv Dimiter_Popoff <dp@tgi-sci.com> - 2018-08-18 20:22 +0300
              Re: Gerbv Chris <xxx.syseng.yyy@gfsys.co.uk> - 2018-08-18 23:33 +0100
                Re: Gerbv Dimiter_Popoff <dp@tgi-sci.com> - 2018-08-19 13:09 +0300
                Re: Gerbv Chris <xxx.syseng.yyy@gfsys.co.uk> - 2018-08-19 23:30 +0100
                Re: Gerbv Dimiter_Popoff <dp@tgi-sci.com> - 2018-08-20 01:44 +0300
                Re: Gerbv Chris <xxx.syseng.yyy@gfsys.co.uk> - 2018-08-20 01:12 +0100
                Re: Gerbv Dimiter_Popoff <dp@tgi-sci.com> - 2018-08-20 12:58 +0300
                Re: Gerbv Chris <xxx.syseng.yyy@gfsys.co.uk> - 2018-08-20 13:55 +0100
                Re: Gerbv lasselangwadtchristensen@gmail.com - 2018-08-21 11:22 -0700
    Re: Gerbv gnuarm.deletethisbit@gmail.com - 2018-08-17 07:37 -0700

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