Working with Gerber

While Gerber data does not include the intelligence that is present in many ECAD formats, there are a number of analyses and tasks that can be performed with Gerber Data in CAMCAD. This section describes some common procedures used during the inspection and editing of Gerber data.

• Gerber to IPC 356A Procedure: Click this link for a procedure to translate Gerber into Bareboard IPC 356A data.
• Gerber Artwork vs. ECAD Netlist Comparisons: This procedure explains the process for comparing Gerber vs. ECAD IPC356 Netlist Data.
• Gerber to Excellon Procedure: this section contains consise directions for converting Gerber into Excellon Drill/Route files.
• Generating Centroid Data from Gerber Files: This procedure will lead you through the process of generating Centroid Data from Gerber artwork, and then report the centroid data in a spreadsheet report.
• Inheriting ECAD Refdes and Pin Information Into Gerber Paste Files: This procedure was created to augment Gerber Paste data, for creating better Agilent AOI SP files.

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