Scott, There are several service bureaus that handle scanning of film artwork and conversion to Gerber Format. Drill data can also be captured and output. Below is a list of some of the service centers: ScanCad International Morrison, CO 80465 Tel: 303-697-8888 www.scancad.com Merriwether Circuit Design, Inc 40 Hill Ave. Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548 Phone: (904) 243-8144 Fax: (904) 243-9455 Phototool Engineering Chelmsford, MA Tel: 508-256-8530 Mark Devereaux George Murray [log in to unmask] ---------- From: TechNet-request To: 'TechNet' Subject: GEN: Scanning Mylar Date: Thursday, March 06, 1997 5:43PM I have little knowledge in this area so I was hoping someone could help. Normally we work with gerber files to have boards fabricated, but we now have a need to fabricate boards that we only have mylar copies of the artwork. What steps need to be taken to convert this into gerber data or an electronic format that fab houses can utilize? Also, are there possible problems making the conversion? Lastly, can anybody supply me with a recommedation of companies that can do this conversion? We potentially have a large quantity of part numbers to work with and would like to set it up wisely and understand what we are doing. Thanks for the help. Scott *************************************************************************** * TechNet mail list is provided as a service by IPC using SmartList v3.05 * *************************************************************************** * To subscribe/unsubscribe send a message <to: [log in to unmask]> * * with <subject: subscribe/unsubscribe> and no text in the body. * *************************************************************************** * If you are having a problem with the IPC TechNet forum please contact * * Dmitriy Sklyar at 847-509-9700 ext. 311 or email at [log in to unmask] * ***************************************************************************