You can use Valor to translate RS-274x to RS-274c that Allegro can
import easily.
When you open the Export window, click the arrow in the Format box,
and select "Gerber", not "Gerber274x".
When you click apply, two files will be produced, he 274c gerber
file(s) and dcodes.apr, the aperture table. If the gerber file suffix
will be like .1p, .2n, etc. For a positive gerber only .1p will be
produced. for a negative layer, RS-274c can't handle composites, so
it will produce multiple files (.1p, .2n, etc) that represent the
composites.
The aperture file is in Valor format, I have attached a perl script
that will translate it.
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[mailto:icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *Mark
Salberg
*Sent:* Wednesday, May 14, 2008 04:11
*To:* icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
*Subject:* [PCB_FORUM] Re: non allegro rs274x gerbers into allegro?
Hello Dave...Uri...or anyone else out there in the group,
We need to import Gerbers from a 3rd party RS-274X file into Allegro.
I tried the Sourcelink with no success.
Is there a Skill file available to convert these?
I have attached two files:
1. layer01p.gbr (Original "Dazix" gerber file sent to fab)
2. sigt.gbx (Valor output of original gerber file) see #1
3. rs274x_fix.doc (Sourcelink instructions)
Please reply if this is possible.
I need to make thse changes in Allegro v.15.7
Regards,
Mark
Dave Elder wrote:
Hi Dharma,
Generally speaking it's not possible.
Howver, I have written Skill code to translate Gerbers from
several tools with some success.
I generally need to customise the code each time I run it. Not fun!
Cheers, Dave
Dharma Kemp-Bresett wrote, On 4/04/2008 10:50 a.m.:
Hi Everyone,
Is there a way to get 274x gerbers output from some other
CAD/CAM program to read into allegro? The general error I seem
to be getting is "N codes not supported" I have tried everything
I can think of and none of it is working. Some of you must have
run into this before.....?
Thanks in advance,
Dharma
KAW/USA Ltd.
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Nashua, NH 03060
603-886-8711 x212
603-881-8763 fax
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