Talk to Mark Casey of Scancad International @ 303-697-8888. They have PCB scanning software that may do the trick. Mike Wilson ( [log in to unmask] ) Design Account Executive Praegitzer Design 1777 Sentry Parkway West Dublin Hall Suite 407 Blue Bell, Pa 19422 Ph: 215-646-7710 Fx: 215-646-7753 Check out our Web site @ http://www.pii.com -----Original Message----- From: TechNet [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ralph Hersey Sent: Friday, March 06, 1998 11:11 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [TN] Data Conversion, <*.tif> to photoplotter I've got a need to manufacture some printed boards. I would be very convenient, lower cost, and very time-saving to transfer black/white Adobe Illustrator "line and filled images" from a <*.tif> (tagged-image-file-format) or some other bit-imaged format, to a (Gerber) or some other raster photoplotter to manufacture some example printed boards. The image has "conductor widths" and "conductor edge definition" anomalies of +/- 0.1 mm [4 millinch] and a required profile tolerance of +/- <25 micrometers [1 millinch]. Is there a translator program available???? Thanks, Ralph -- Ralph Hersey Ralph Hersey & Associates 3885 Mills Way Livermore, CA 94550-3319 PHN: 510.454.9805 FAX: 510.454.9805 e-mail: [log in to unmask] ################################################################ TechNet E-Mail Forum provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8c ################################################################ To subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the body: To subscribe: SUBSCRIBE TechNet <your full name> To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF TechNet ################################################################ Please visit IPC web site (http://jefry.ipc.org/forum.htm) for additional information. For the technical support contact Dmitriy Sklyar at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.311 ################################################################ ################################################################ TechNet E-Mail Forum provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8c ################################################################ To subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the body: To subscribe: SUBSCRIBE TechNet <your full name> To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF TechNet ################################################################ Please visit IPC web site (http://jefry.ipc.org/forum.htm) for additional information. For the technical support contact Dmitriy Sklyar at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.311 ################################################################