Talk to Mark Casey of Scancad International @ 303-697-8888. They have
PCB scanning software that may do the trick.

Mike Wilson ( [log in to unmask] )
Design Account Executive
Praegitzer Design
1777 Sentry Parkway West
Dublin Hall Suite 407
Blue Bell, Pa 19422
Ph: 215-646-7710   Fx: 215-646-7753
Check out our Web site @ http://www.pii.com


        -----Original Message-----
        From:   TechNet [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ralph Hersey
        Sent:   Friday, March 06, 1998 11:11 AM
        To:     [log in to unmask]
        Subject:        [TN] Data Conversion, <*.tif> to photoplotter

        I've got a need to manufacture some printed boards.

        I would be very convenient, lower cost, and very time-saving to
transfer
        black/white Adobe Illustrator "line and filled images" from a
<*.tif>
        (tagged-image-file-format) or some other bit-imaged format, to a
        (Gerber) or some other raster photoplotter to manufacture some
example
        printed boards.  The image has "conductor widths" and "conductor
edge
        definition" anomalies of +/- 0.1 mm [4 millinch] and a required
profile
        tolerance of +/- <25 micrometers [1 millinch].

        Is there a translator program available????

        Thanks, Ralph


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        Ralph Hersey

        Ralph Hersey & Associates
        3885 Mills Way
        Livermore, CA 94550-3319
        PHN: 510.454.9805
        FAX: 510.454.9805
        e-mail: [log in to unmask]

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