Re: Gerber files

Thank you Brad and Leon,

I am using Altium 2004 DXP with Service pack 2, which has Camtastic
and a host of other modules integrated.

Everything looks good-to-go but as a precaution I wanted to preview
the Gerber files with a stand alone viewer.

ViewMate gives me an error 28: "Cannot determine file type
C:\path.....GTS", etc.

Now here's where it gets weird..... In some instances when I try to
regenerate the files, ViewMate will view them.

First I will get a warning message Zero length of draw detected at
(1.51 1.2). Convert to pad?

I have not yet been able to identify the anomaly, but almost always
all the file extensions given by Protel can't be viewed.

I am using embedded apertures (RS274X).

Hope this may help narrow down my problem,

Thank you again,,
Ivan








On Mon, 04 Sep 2006 15:22:41 -0400, Ivan Sedneff
<ivans@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hello

I have just outputted a complete series of Gerber files using Altium
Protel.
They show up fine in the Protel program, however GC Preview and
Viewmate will not display the files.
The extensions are: GBL, GBO, GBP, GBS, etc.
Shouldn't these generic viewers be able to view these files?

Ivan


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