Using KICAD and EMC2

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15 Feb 2011 08:32 #7193 by Tech_JA
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Hello,
I would like to use kicad an EMC but the files generated by kicad aren't compatibles.
How can I convert the gerber files to use in EMC?

Thank you
Jorge Augusto

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15 Feb 2011 09:35 #7196 by andypugh
Replied by andypugh on topic Re:Using KICAD and EMC2
Do you have many to do? I have done similar things with Excel, which is easy but not very efficient.
I made an Octave script (freeware version of Matlab) to convert a drill file to EMC2 G-code (Sorry, no access to the file at the moment, as I am away from home for the rest of the month)

This interesting article : phk.freebsd.dk/CncPcb/ has a link to some software called pcb-gcode which might do what you want

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15 Feb 2011 10:01 #7199 by Tech_JA
Replied by Tech_JA on topic Re:Using KICAD and EMC2
Thanks andypugh for quick response .
I'll check the article and after I tell you if it works for me


Thanks

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17 Feb 2011 22:02 #7293 by stevec
Replied by stevec on topic Re:Using KICAD and EMC2
Somebody on the Kicad forum has written a python script to convert the Kicad output files to gcode.
I borrowed some parts of it to do the same job for the GEDA pcb files.

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