Hi everyone, just my 2 cents (well .02xUSD conversion factor),

I second Matthew's comments.  I haven't had any complaints with 
sending the FAB drawings as gerbers to the PCB manufacture.

Regards,
Brent Alcorn
J.J. MacKay Canada Limited


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On 10/7/99, 6:32:19 AM, Matthew Lamkin 
<[log in to unmask]> wrote regarding Re: [TN] 
FAB: Preferred drawing format?:


> Speaking as someone who creates the FAB drawings, I send them in the
> same format that the rest
> of the data is in.
> Be it Gerber file or within a GC-Prevue GWK file with the rest of the
> board layers.

> My suppliers seem happy with this because they view it at the same 
time
> as the rest of the data with
> the same program, (far less hassle than starting up AutoCAD).

> Matthew Lamkin
> Printed Circuitboard Draughtsman
> Protec Fire Detection PLC.
> Protec Hse, Churchill way,
> Nelson, Lancashire.
> England UK.
> Email [log in to unmask]


> >-----Original Message-----
> >From:  Jack Olson [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> >Sent:  Tuesday, October 05, 1999 5:34 PM
> >To:    [log in to unmask]
> >Subject:       [TN] FAB: Preferred drawing format?
> >
> >For all you fabricators out there:
> >
> >I'm not sure how most purchasers get quotes from you guys, whether 
its just
> >giving details over the phone or sending you a drawing. But in the 
real data
> >package that we send you to manufacture the PCB, how do you want the 
fab
> >drawing included? As another Gerber plot? Some flavor of HPGL? 
Postscript or
> >an Acrobat PDF? Some "new" thing?
> >
> >We have been sending a spooled plot file using an old HP7585 driver 
and we
> >haven't had complaints, but I'm wondering what you prefer.
> >
> >Jack (the new guy)
> >
> >

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