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ThisIsNotRocketScience / GerberTools

Tools to load/edit/create/panelizer sets of gerber files
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can't import Gerbers #58

Open thijsdeschildre opened 6 years ago

thijsdeschildre commented 6 years ago

So you just drag and drop a directory with gerbers? This doesn't work for me. In the upper-right tree I can see the files I add, but I don't see anything shape or part on the grid. I tried on 2 different PC's, both files from Eagle and Kicad, with either GerberTools_2018_8_10 and GerberTools_2017_2_17. Can someone share a set of Gerber files, so I can see if my exports are to blame?

belenhed commented 6 years ago

I'm having the same issue :(

Gerber file (RS-274X) generated with Frtizing Version 0.9.3

StijnKuipers commented 6 years ago

does that produce a gko layer ?

StijnKuipers commented 6 years ago

there is a folder "help" inside the gerberpanelizer that has some comments on how to use this.

thijsdeschildre commented 6 years ago

No, I don't get an outline or anything.

StijnKuipers commented 6 years ago

the question is -> does your gerber set contain a gko layer?

the doc describes the expected layers - there is only so much magic that can be done automatically on gerber files...

thijsdeschildre commented 6 years ago

Ah, no, it doesn't. Amazingly, Eagle now has a menu option "generate CAM data" which is lauded as "one-click manufacturing export". This worked for me, with PCBway and OSH park, if I recall correctly. I manually exported layer 20 (outline) in the CAM processor to outline.gko, and now it seems to work. I hope that explains, thanks for helping!

belenhed commented 6 years ago

mine doesn't either I need to know how to do it in Fritzing

belenhed commented 6 years ago

Thank you!!!! is amazing! I managed to have it working in fritzing duplicating the Boardname_Countour.gm1 file and renaming it .gko, you have to upload the folder with both files!! Amazing really I wanted to do this for a long time :)

thijsdeschildre commented 6 years ago

Something is still wrong, and I have no clue what. The outlines get processed, but doesn't include the layers, vias, holes,... Posting screenshots of before/during/after panelizing, with files in each directory.

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panelizer_test

panelizer_result

LeviSchuck commented 6 years ago

With KiCad, even with the portal extensions, it uses gm1 instead of gko. Had to do lots of renames in my various PCBs to get this to work. Although I gave up and just ordered all the tiny pcbs separately because of other problems.

KiCad used suffixes like -B.Cu.gbr for the various layers by default. That could be an enhancement here.

deece commented 5 years ago

gm1 is now added as an alias of gko. If you can share you gerbers, I can test with the dev version & potentially contribute more fixes if it still does not process correctly.

thijsdeschildre commented 5 years ago

I tried again. I didn't see I was exporting the project in .gbr format. I thought I properly saved my camjob last time for the GBL/GBO/GKO/... filename settings. I think it's finally working.

30penny commented 4 years ago

Using Kicad and the plot utility to get drill and gbr files, I then rename everything per the help file and I can see something has loaded in directory view and I see the board dimensions show up, after dropping the one folder with just the one projects gerbers and drill files into the workspace I get no image. I have exported an image using "export merged gerbers" and it does show a png file of my board all layers and drills but I cannot see it in the main workspace to add panelizing or mouse bites. Any thoughts ?