The exportation of DXF or SVG of edge cuts and hole outlines

The exportation of DXF or SVG of edge cuts and hole outlines author avatar

8/2/2016 9:46:21 AM

It would be useful to have an SVG or DXF file which shows the board edges and the edges of the drill holes. Is it possible?
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azhar avatar

azhar

12/7/2016 9:45:11 AM

Did the DXF plot option work?

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Ronnie Walker

11/28/2016 2:03:32 AM

This is the best option at the moment until the PCB API is created and we can create genuine plugins for this kind of job.

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lkrzywanski

8/30/2016 6:15:04 AM

You can use FreeCAD: 1) Export PCB to IDF 2) Import the IDF in FreeCAD 3) Use draft Shape2DView to project the board with holes 4) Export DXF

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ISA, s.r.o.

8/10/2016 8:40:35 PM

If your laser cutter can work with gcode, I can introduce an inkscape plugin that will convert the gerber paste layer to gcode. It works fine down to 0.8mm pitch components, probably smaller with a bit more experimenting. Just use Kicad to reduce the aper

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