Scott,
There are several service bureaus that handle scanning of film artwork and 
conversion to Gerber Format.  Drill data can also be captured and output. 
 Below is a list of some of the service centers:

ScanCad International
Morrison, CO 80465
Tel: 303-697-8888
www.scancad.com

Merriwether Circuit Design, Inc
40 Hill Ave.
Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548
Phone: (904) 243-8144
Fax: (904) 243-9455

Phototool Engineering
Chelmsford, MA
Tel: 508-256-8530
Mark Devereaux


George Murray
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Subject: GEN: Scanning Mylar
Date: Thursday, March 06, 1997 5:43PM



I have little knowledge in this area so I was hoping someone could help.
 Normally we work with gerber files to have boards fabricated, but we now
 have a need to fabricate boards that we only have mylar copies of the
artwork.  What steps need to be taken to convert this into gerber data  or
an electronic format that  fab houses can utilize? Also, are there possible
problems making the conversion? Lastly, can anybody supply me with a
recommedation of companies that can do this conversion?

 We potentially have a large quantity of part numbers to work with and would 

like to set it up wisely and understand what we are doing. Thanks for the
help.

Scott

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