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diff --git a/cad/gerbv/pkg-descr b/cad/gerbv/pkg-descr new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..6eefd005d4c9 --- /dev/null +++ b/cad/gerbv/pkg-descr @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +Gerber Viewer (gerbv) is a viewer for Gerber files. Gerber files are +generated from PCB CAD system and sent to PCB manufacturers as basis +for the manufacturing process. The standard supported by gerbv is +RS-274X. The basic difference between RS-274D (the old standard) and +RS-274X is basically the addition of apertures in RS-274X. It might be +possible to make an RS-274X file out of an RS-274D file and an aperture +list. + +gerbv also supports drill files. The format supported are known under +names as NC-drill or Excellon. The format is a bit undefined and different +EDA-vendors implement it different. But basically you need to have the +tools definition in the file, then the parser is quite tolerant. The +different holes are shown as dots in the (scaled) correct size. + +The different layers of the PCB are separated into different files. gerbv +can load all files at the same time and display them "on top of each +other". You can independently turn them on and off. + +WWW: http://gerbv.sourceforge.net/ |