EagleCAD v7 GerberX output is (slightly) borked

I have yet to do a side by side comparison of output files, but the GerberX device does something different in ver7.

I already have the solution, but for those trying and failing or CadSoft:

Goal: Import gerber files to CircuitCAM 5.2.xxx

EagleCAD v7

CAM processor using GERBER_RS274X

Files fail to open in CircuitCAM 5, but WILL open in CircuitCAM7.
I loaded them some other viewers and was able to see mostly correct data, but some items were way out of spec, and a file or two failed.

Rolled back to EagleCAD v6.6, ran the same cam file on my board and importing to CircuitCAM 5.2 went smoothly.

Will add more later when I have a chance to look at the text output of both versions.

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Richard_H over 11 years ago

Hi,

there shouldn't be any differences in the Gerber output of EAGLE 6 and 7. Maybe you use different settings in the CAM processor? We should look into the Gerber files and compare them. Feel free to contact our support, so we can look into this.
support@cadsoft.de

Regards,
Richard
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Richard_H over 11 years ago

Hi,

there shouldn't be any differences in the Gerber output of EAGLE 6 and 7. Maybe you use different settings in the CAM processor? We should look into the Gerber files and compare them. Feel free to contact our support, so we can look into this.
support@cadsoft.de

Regards,
Richard
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Former Member over 11 years ago in reply to Richard_H

Ahhh dang...
After comparing the two outputs (I use the same cam process file for both), I realized what went terribly wrong. And, it was my fault.. but not in the way you might think.
Lesson is, be VERY careful when following tutorials such as this one: Eagle PCB -> LPKF Milling Machine Mini-How-To

I commented out the AMOC8 line, which pretty well screws the import process right at the header.
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