Hi Bob

The IGI package is doing an excellent job of getting intelligent, accurate
netlists out of "dumb" old Gerber.
Works and errors are very rare.

Wolfgang

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bob Vanech [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Friday, July 16, 1999 1:46 PM
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      Re: [TN] Gerber visualization freeware
>
>   Bob..
>         Since Gerber data is, very simplestic,
>    "location/flash/light on/location/flash/
>   light off", you can not get an intelligent netlist
>   from the data. Ya, ya ..plot the top/bot layer add
>   marking/silkscreen data and extract. How about the
>   dense designs that don't have room for nomenclature
>   or I just don't want to add reference designations
>   or bga's, ultra fine pitch with non-uniform pin outs
>   or alpha/numeric pins?? Not so easy if not impossible.
>   More data must be supplied to the vendor, other then
>   Gerber, to extract an intelligent net list. If I am
>   wrong, please tell me. Happy weekend to all.
>
>                 Regards,
>
> Bob Vanech                  Bob
> Mango Computers
> Norwalk, Ct.
> >      Since we're on the subject of Gerber software, does anyone know of
> a
> >      Gerber package that is capable of extracting a netlist from a set
> of
> >      gerber files?
> >
> >      Thanks!!
> >
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