Richard: Sorry I'm a litle late with this response. You might want to try GC-Prevue. It's shareware that allows you to read a drill file and print it to a plotter of your choiceas well as viewing Gerbers. It's available on their web site at http://www.graphicode.com. Don Vischulis John Haman Jr. wrote: > Richard, > > I am not sure about the cam350, however Lavenier also supplies pc based > cam systems that might be what you are looking for. The cam system should > let you change the drill file to a gerber file by the way you specify > saving the > file and changing the apt. to round pads. Once you can save the file to a > gerber file change the apt to the symbols to specify the drill size. Most > cam > systems will allow you to create custom apt. If you are about to change > all > your files over, having a common symbol list for your hole sizes is nice > feature to add. > > ---------- > > From: Richard MacCutcheon <[log in to unmask]> > > To: [log in to unmask] > > Subject: [TN] Drill Drawing > > Date: Wednesday, March 18, 1998 1:08 PM > > > > ======== Original Message ======== > > I have a little problem, perhaps someone could help to steer me in the > right > > direction. I have a bunch of old designs (Gerber and Excellon Drill > files) > > that > > I need to create a drill drawing for. I need to show the quantity, size, > > plating requirements and a unique symbol or letter for each occurrence (a > > typical drill drawing without the dimension). The only files I have to > > create > > this from is the Excellon drill file. I have looked at CAM350 and I can > > reverse > > engineer a drill drawing with that but it takes about 5-10 minutes and I > > would > > need to train others how to do it. Besides the fact that buying CAM350 > to > > create drill drawings is like buying a tractor to make a flower garden. > Is > > there software that can do this and only this? > > > > Thanks for any help! > > > > ============================================================= > > Clint Cote GE Fanuc Automation > > PCB Designer PO Box 8106, Mail stop D-40 > > Phone: (804) 978-5946 Charlottesville, VA 22906 > > e-mail: [log in to unmask] > > > > > > ################################################################ > > ======== Fwd by: Richard MacCu ======== > > Since the source of the drawing will be the data you currently have, > > generating a "Drill Drawing" from it seems to only serve for reference > > purposes. A service bureau may be all you need. If you need to do it > > yourself you might try Lavenir's View+386 CAM tool which is around $500. > > > > > > Richard MacCutcheon > > > > clipped all the standard trailers ################################################################ 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 ################################################################