Mike: The RATA program Mike F. is talking about will convert a .bmp to a .plt file, but the results can be... disappointing. Be prepared to do a bit of work once you have it imported. Here is an example of such an import after massaging it: All the lines tend to blend together during the etch process, but it looks a bit ugly when looking at it on the screen :) -- George Patrick Tektronix, Inc. Central Engineering, EDS Applications Support P.O. Box 500, M/S 39-512 Beaverton, OR 97077-0001 * 503-627-5272 (voice) * 503-627-5587 (fax) http://www.tektronix.com<http://www.tektronix.com/> http://www.pcb-designer.com<http://www.pcb-designer.com/> "Off-Grid and Proud of it!" -----Original Message ----- I seem to remember that somewhere there was a way to convert a bmp file into something that Allegro could read in, and use on a board. Does anyone have an idea how this is accomplished? thanks, Mike Gnieski EMC2 Corp.