Gerber help on Mac OSX

pinkmouse · 3rd May 2005, 11:56 AM

Ok. my mission is simple. I want to use Gerbv or something similar to check and panelise my boards for my KrellClone pcb project. I have found a port that runs on the Mac, but I have absloutely no idea how to install it!

Call me thick if you want, but I have just spent about 2 hours reading through various websites, and I have absolutely no idea what those geeks are talking about. It seems to be a case that I have to download about 50MB of files, install this, compile that, run something else, configure the first three things, compile several other things and then configure them, then deal with a program that seems to have no logic about it at all!

Help!!!!

dhaen · 3rd May 2005, 12:21 PM

Hmm, X11 is easy enough to get running. The one on the Apple site is good:
X11
However, as far a Fink and Fink commander go, I'm in the same boat as you Al

peranders · 3rd May 2005, 01:07 PM

Can Eagle read gerber files?
http://www.cadsoft.de/

pinkmouse · 3rd May 2005, 02:11 PM

Thanks, for the suggestion P-A, but I'm using Eagle to generate the files, and I would prefer to test them with another programme, just to make sure!

peranders · 3rd May 2005, 02:38 PM

If you could import gerber into Eagle I think it's something.

I could also import the files into my RUN.

3rd May 2005, 11:56 AM	#1
pinkmouse diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Chatham, England	Gerber help on mac Ok. my mission is simple. I want to use Gerbv or something similar to check and panelise my boards for my KrellClone pcb project. I have found a port that runs on the Mac, but I have absloutely no idea how to install it! Call me thick if you want, but I have just spent about 2 hours reading through various websites, and I have absolutely no idea what those geeks are talking about. It seems to be a case that I have to download about 50MB of files, install this, compile that, run something else, configure the first three things, compile several other things and then configure them, then deal with a program that seems to have no logic about it at all! Help!!!! __________________ Al I conceive of nothing, in religion, science or philosophy, that is more than the proper thing to wear, for a while. Charles Fort

3rd May 2005, 12:21 PM	#2
dhaen diyAudio Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: U.K.	I'm watching too..... Hmm, X11 is easy enough to get running. The one on the Apple site is good: X11 However, as far a Fink and Fink commander go, I'm in the same boat as you Al

3rd May 2005, 01:07 PM	#3
peranders Electrons are yellow and more is better! diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Göteborg, Sweden Blog Entries: 4	Can Eagle read gerber files? http://www.cadsoft.de/ __________________ /Per-Anders (my first name) or P-A as my friends call me

3rd May 2005, 02:11 PM	#4
pinkmouse diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Chatham, England	Thanks, for the suggestion P-A, but I'm using Eagle to generate the files, and I would prefer to test them with another programme, just to make sure! __________________ Al I conceive of nothing, in religion, science or philosophy, that is more than the proper thing to wear, for a while. Charles Fort

3rd May 2005, 02:38 PM	#5
peranders Electrons are yellow and more is better! diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Göteborg, Sweden Blog Entries: 4	If you could import gerber into Eagle I think it's something. I could also import the files into my RUN. __________________ /Per-Anders (my first name) or P-A as my friends call me


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