All my old pc boards were made using tape and 1 to 1 negative's. All are single sided and relatively uncomplicated.
Is there a way for me to convert some of them to a Gerber file so I can use your services?
Thanks
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Just found this PCF to Gerber project on Github......maybe worth a try. http://swannman.github.io/pdf2gerb/
Hey Scott. Thanks for the reply. The only one :). Actually, I do not need the drilling done by machine as I can do this myself. Just not cost effective anymore to make these on my own now that my board and chemical supplier, Kepro is long gone. Also, using copper etchant in the house is a pain. The pricing these firms charge are almost below my cost and no mess. Does that change the equation, I wonder? If I just need to convert these negative films to Gerber files ONLY so they can make me the blank boards sans holes, is there a way for me to do this? Possibly 1:1 scanning the negs to make a positive image file. Will that get me any closer to Gerber? Thanks, much.
I may have found something that just might work. Emailed the developer with some questions and will report back.
https://imagetopcb.wordpress.com
The developer confirms this program will convert any image file, like a scanned BMP from my original negative, to Gerber. While he has a version that will also create the drilling file, I only need the simpler version that does not.
Cool. I have book marked this. From time to time I have run across a board I wanted to replicate, but I usually end up reverse engineering it instead.