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Convert PDF File to PCB layout?????

E

electro

can you please help me how to convert pdf layout files to PCB layout?

i have ADS2004a that can import

gdsII stream format
dxf
egs archive format
egs generate format
iff
mgc/pcb
iges
mask file(.msk)

thanks!
 
S

Simon Peacock

Step 1/
print it out onto paper.
Step 2/
buy a digitiser tablet
Step 3/
Trace it in.

:)

I don't know of any other way to import it other than that. I have usually
found it quicker to place and route by hand that follow a PDF.
You might want to ask the original owner of the artwork for the original.

Simon
 
E

electro

found it..
theres a program that converts pdf to dxf layout.........
 
H

Hal Murray

Step 1/
print it out onto paper.
Step 2/
buy a digitiser tablet
Step 3/
Trace it in.
I don't know of any other way to import it other than that. I have usually
found it quicker to place and route by hand that follow a PDF.
You might want to ask the original owner of the artwork for the original.

PDF can contain line drawing graphics or gif type picture.

If it's lines, you can use pdf2ps to turn it into postscript.
It might be reasonably to write some code to turn the
postscript into gerbers.
 
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