> Steve Gregory wrote:
        <snip>
        ...yes there may some apertures that aren't
> loading, but maybe they're not supposed to...for whatever reason. Why
> there
> would be apertures in a gerber file that's not supposed to be used I have
> no
> clue...but I've had files like that before...
        <snip>

     Steve,
        Some of the cad software I've used will try to process data into the
gerber
     file that the user has "zero'd out", or given a zero length, width,
diameter or hieght
     attribute to. These show up in the gerber anyway, usually as draws or
flashes of
     the smallest available aperture. This is possibly what you're seeing.
        I'd like to use this opportunity to ask how RS274X format is being
received.
    Would anyone like to respond as to whether you you find it easier to
work with
    compared to standard gerber and aperture table formats?
        Also, I'd like to ask what data compression format is preferred.
From the
    choices of PKzip(file.zip), GNU zip (file.gz), or unix tar and compress
(file.tar.Z)
    which would you most like to have?

   - Mike Hiteshew

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