You can download an extensive user's guide in PDF
format from BARCO Electronic Tooling Systems Products
using the URL

    http://www.barco.com/ets/data/rs274xc.pdf

BTW, Barco-Gerber is the author of the standard.  You
probably had the same difficulty I did because of the
number of companies with Gerber in their name, and
the fact that Barco apparently acquired the photoplotting
portion of Gerber Systems Corp.

Tom Taylor
Taylor Consulting Services


----- Original Message -----
From: Bob Bullock <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 1999 4:34 AM
Subject: [TN] Need definition document for Gerber RS274X


> I need write a program which can read Gerber RS274X files and create a
> bitmap of the image for further processing.  If anyone can point me in the
> direction of any documents which describe how to interpret this format, or
> can email me a document I would really appreciate it. A search of the web
> has come up empty.
>
> Bob Bullock
> KoolKits Electronics Ltd.
> [log in to unmask]
>

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