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DWG to Gerber translation

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I need to do some Gerber exports of older board files that were originally

drawn in AutoCAD. If I recall properly, there was some ulp to import dwg or

dwf files into eagle (5.11). Would appreciate if anybody has a process for

this that will preserve layers.

 

tia - Bob Oppenheimer

 

 

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  • On 04.01.2012 16:30, Oppie wrote:

    I need to do some Gerber exports of older board files that were

    originally drawn in AutoCAD. If I recall properly, there was some ulp to

    import dwg or dwf files into eagle (5.11). Would appreciate if anybody

    has a process for this that will preserve layers.

     

    tia - Bob Oppenheimer

     

    Can you export DXF? If yes, there are tools to convert this into

    EAGLE script format. Please look into the Download area, Converters

    and Tools.

     

     

    --

    Mit freundlichen Gruessen / Best regards

    Richard Hammerl

      CadSoft Support -- hotline@cadsoft.de

      FAQ: http://www.cadsoft.de/training/faq/

     

     

  • in reply to Former Member

    "Richard Hammerl" <support@cadsoft.de> wrote in message

    news:je4gsa$3dk$1@cheetah.cadsoft.de...

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    >

    You could try dxf2scr-1.zip in the misc folder (tools and converters).

     

     

    Tried it and after remembering how to explode all objects in the AutoCAD

    file, was able to run dxf2scr-1.exe. Like import_dxf_polygons.ulp there is

    no layer import setup and anything imported will show up on the same layer

    (20). Text was not imported at all??

     

    So far (imho) the Eagle Power Tools suite provides the best solution. Not

    perfect but very good as the layers are all preserved. I still have to go

    through the drawing and update what imported as vias recheck connectivity.

     

    Cheers - Bob

     

     

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  • in reply to Former Member

    "Richard Hammerl" <support@cadsoft.de> wrote in message

    news:je4gsa$3dk$1@cheetah.cadsoft.de...

    >>

    >

    You could try dxf2scr-1.zip in the misc folder (tools and converters).

     

     

    Tried it and after remembering how to explode all objects in the AutoCAD

    file, was able to run dxf2scr-1.exe. Like import_dxf_polygons.ulp there is

    no layer import setup and anything imported will show up on the same layer

    (20). Text was not imported at all??

     

    So far (imho) the Eagle Power Tools suite provides the best solution. Not

    perfect but very good as the layers are all preserved. I still have to go

    through the drawing and update what imported as vias recheck connectivity.

     

    Cheers - Bob

     

     

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  • in reply to Former Member

    "Richard Hammerl" <support@cadsoft.de> wrote in message

    news:je4gsa$3dk$1@cheetah.cadsoft.de...

     

    You could try dxf2scr-1.zip in the misc folder (tools and converters).

     

     

    Tried it and after remembering how to explode all objects in the AutoCAD

    file, was able to run dxf2scr-1.exe. Like import_dxf_polygons.ulp there is

    no layer import setup and anything imported will show up on the same layer

    (20). Text was not imported at all??

     

    So far (imho) the Eagle Power Tools suite provides the best solution. Not

    perfect but very good as the layers are all preserved. I still have to go

    through the drawing and update what imported as vias recheck connectivity.

     

    Cheers - Bob