billp@Stardent.COM (Bill Peregoy @stapollo) (02/21/90)
In article <1990Feb19.003234.13076@ultra.com> rich@ultra.com (Rich Fall) writes: > > Does anyone know if a public domain, freeware, or shareware program exists >for reading and displaying Gerber files (a standard format for interchange of >PC layout data) in graphical form on either a PC or a Mac? > I have data on one program which performs this function. I've never used this program, buts here is the data I do have. CAD Solutions Inc. 2841 Junction Ave. Suite 200 San Jose, CA 95134 (408) 943-1610 The product is called PCGERBER. This runs on a PC and allows viewing and editing of Gerber files. They're are several other packages I've seen data on but I can't locate the information. I'd recommend leafing through a copy of Circuit Design magazine. I'm sure you can find more products listed in some of the ads. I've actually been looking for a similar product with no luck. I would like to find a program (preferably workstation based) which can read and display a Gerber file and in addition compare the connectivity of this database to a design netlist. I know that some of the board layout packages and photoplot machines have this capabilty, but I've yet to see it in any stand-alone packages. Any help would be appreciated. Bill Peregoy Stardent Computer Inc. 85 Wells Ave. Newton, MA 02159 Voice: (617) 964-6228 x214 E-mail: billp@stardent.com