19 Dec
2009
19 Dec
'09
3:20 a.m.
At 09:18 AM 12/1/2009, you wrote:
There were a couple of programs around a few years ago,
I'll dig
around on sourceforge, but they allowed you to take original PCB
films, scan them in and convert them into gerbers. I'd use a
commercial service, but I have so many films, that it will be too
cost prohibitive.
ViewMate from Pentalogix will do it for $49. It is the best gerber
editing program I have ever used.
It will open a bitmap and generate a monster gerber file. You will
have to manually add the holes.