Amol,

 

 Wow, you are asking these questions and you are already an Aegis user? :-)

 

I can give you my answers: :-(

 

1.    Any CM worth their salt asks for CAD files.



2.    If you want component info in a CAD file then someone needs to have
put it their. In general this does not happen and you get spread sheets. How
come you even ask this question if your company is a CM? You would know
this.



3.    Board House? If you mean PCB fab house then NONE. 



4.    There is no software that takes gerber file to generate CAD files as
you requested.

 

 From your questions you sound like you are a little lost. Give me a call
and I will try to help you.

 

Bob K.

Bob cat Kondner daht com  <- Anti SPAM email address. You know what it
means! :-)

410-821-1315 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Amol Kane
Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2010 11:12 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [TN] Gerber and CAD

 

Dear Technetters,

Hopefully this e-mail with get people going on technet again.

 

Some brief background before I ask questions. We use Aegis to write our
process instructions and machine programs and it is infinitely easy working
with CAD files (not to be confused with Autocad drawings) as compared to
digitizing Gerber files. CAD files have to contain the Part Number, Package
Information, Component Reference ID and location coordinates, along with the
board outline. Gerbers are used for ordering wave pallets, stencils etc. So,

 

 

1.       How many people specifically ask customers to provide CAD files
along with Gerber.

 

2.       What is involved in generation of CAD files (any special software,
extra steps etc)

 

3.       Are any of the board houses capable of providing CAD files if the
customer only gives gerber files

 

4.       What software can one use to generate CAD files if I have Gerber

 

Jack,

How come there was no mention of Tesla in your electricity piece? Very
hilarious by the way!

 

 

Thanks!

Amol

 

 

 

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