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Generating EXCELLON files from command line

e14 Contributor
e14 Contributor over 14 years ago

Hi there,

 

I've been able to generate gerbers from the command line but not having any

luck with the following invokation:

 

"C:\Program Files

(x86)\EAGLE-5.11.0\bin\eagle.exe" -X -dEXCELLON -RB30002.drl -oB30002.drd 

-D0.025 B30002.brd Drills Holes

 

Eagle starts running in the background and takes 25% of my CPU until I kill

the task. does anybody know how to generate drd files from the command line?

 

Thanks,

Neil

 

 

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    e14 Contributor over 14 years ago

    Neil MacMunn wrote:

    Hi there,

     

    I've been able to generate gerbers from the command line but not

    having any luck with the following invokation:

     

    >> "C:\Program Files

    >> (x86)\EAGLE-5.11.0\bin\eagle.exe" -X -dEXCELLON -RB30002.drl

    >> -oB30002.drd -D0.025 B30002.brd Drills Holes

     

    Eagle starts running in the background and takes 25% of my CPU until

    I kill the task. does anybody know how to generate drd files from the

    command line?

     

    Command should be all on one line, you are likely doing  that.

    The  -D needs to be a -E

    A full path to your board file is needed

    The drill file can be just the file name if it is in your board folder, as

    can be the output file

     

    HTH

    Warren

     

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    e14 Contributor over 14 years ago

    Neil MacMunn wrote:

    Hi there,

     

    I've been able to generate gerbers from the command line but not

    having any luck with the following invokation:

     

    >> "C:\Program Files

    >> (x86)\EAGLE-5.11.0\bin\eagle.exe" -X -dEXCELLON -RB30002.drl

    >> -oB30002.drd -D0.025 B30002.brd Drills Holes

     

    Eagle starts running in the background and takes 25% of my CPU until

    I kill the task. does anybody know how to generate drd files from the

    command line?

     

    Command should be all on one line, you are likely doing  that.

    The  -D needs to be a -E

    A full path to your board file is needed

    The drill file can be just the file name if it is in your board folder, as

    can be the output file

     

    HTH

    Warren

     

    --

    Viewed / responded via the newsgroup at

    news.cadsoft.de

     

     

     

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    e14 Contributor over 14 years ago in reply to e14 Contributor

     

    "Warren Brayshaw" <warrenbrayshaw@paradise.net.nz> wrote in message

    news:j5jdm5$ll5$1@cheetah.cadsoft.de...

    Neil MacMunn wrote:

    >> Hi there,

    >>

    >> I've been able to generate gerbers from the command line but not

    >> having any luck with the following invokation:

    >>

    >>> "C:\Program Files

    >>> (x86)\EAGLE-5.11.0\bin\eagle.exe" -X -dEXCELLON -RB30002.drl

    >>> -oB30002.drd -D0.025 B30002.brd Drills Holes

    >>

    >> Eagle starts running in the background and takes 25% of my CPU until

    >> I kill the task. does anybody know how to generate drd files from the

    >> command line?

     

    Command should be all on one line, you are likely doing  that.

    The  -D needs to be a -E

    A full path to your board file is needed

    The drill file can be just the file name if it is in your board folder, as

    can be the output file

     

     

    Thanks Warren. -E did it.

     

     

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