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!! > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > Robert D. Green > > e-mail: [log in to unmask] > > > > ############################################################## > > TechNet Mail List 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://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm) for > additional > > information. > > If you need assistance - contact Gayatri Sardeshpande at [log in to unmask] > or > > 847-509-9700 ext.5365 > > ############################################################## > > ############################################################## > TechNet Mail List 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://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm) for > additional > information. > If you need assistance - contact Gayatri Sardeshpande at [log in to unmask] or > 847-509-9700 ext.5365 > ############################################################## ############################################################## TechNet Mail List 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://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm) for additional information. If you need assistance - contact Gayatri Sardeshpande at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5365 ##############################################################