Date: Wed, 9 May 2012 07:40:08 -0700 (PDT)
From: Joergen Geerds <jgee...@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: printing circuit boards?
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On Wednesday, May 9, 2012 9:32:49 AM UTC-4, AJ wrote:
>
> The best documentation how to turn Gerber into Gcode I have found could b=
e=20
> found here:
>
> It could have been found here<http://www.ddavidebor.com/file/Software_per=
_isolation_milling.pdf>,=20
> but the URL is currently not working any more (at least for me).
>
> So I reupload this PDF (It is in italian, but you will get the=20
> information).
>
> Another cool tip to use is Target 3001 <http://www.ibfriedrich.com/>. (It=
=20
> imports Eagle Files (and - if I am not totally wrong Gerber files), does =
-=20
> generate 3D models of the board and exports GCODE for various mills)
>
> Bonus:
> A way to convert a 3D model of a PCB to a .STL  is explained here<http://=
www.pcb-pool.com/ppus/info_fitsornot.html>
> :
> (and of course - you may know how to print a .STL on an Ultimaker)
>
> Hope this will help you choosing a good Gerber or whatever PCB-file=20
> converter
>

That is helpful (hopefully), but I am trying to understand how milling can=
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be reversed to printing...
another strategy would be converting the PDF/illu/vectorformat into an .OBJ=
=20
(which is easy to turn into a .stl for slicing) =E2=80=93 my method via pho=
toshop=20
3D layer caused some strange rendering=20
issues: https://groups.google.com/d/msg/ultimaker/Ng7kez9xHug/o8lccEdBVjQJ=
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(interesting how I forgot that I had thought about this issue before)

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On Wednesday, May 9, 2012 9:32:49 AM UTC-4, AJ wrote:<blockquote class=3D"g=
mail_quote" style=3D"margin: 0;margin-left: 0.8ex;border-left: 1px #ccc sol=
id;padding-left: 1ex;">The best documentation how to turn Gerber into Gcode=
 I have found could be found here:<div><br></div><div>It could have been fo=
und <a href=3D"http://www.ddavidebor.com/file/Software_per_isolation_millin=
g.pdf" target=3D"_blank">here</a>, but the URL is currently not working any=
 more (at least for me).</div><div><br></div><div>So I reupload this PDF (I=
t is in italian, but you will get the information).</div><div><br></div><di=
v>Another cool tip to use is <a href=3D"http://www.ibfriedrich.com/" target=
=3D"_blank">Target 3001</a>. (It imports Eagle Files (and - if I am not tot=
ally wrong Gerber files), does - generate 3D models of the board and export=
s GCODE for various mills)</div><div><br></div><div>Bonus:</div><div>A way =
to convert a 3D model of a PCB to a .STL &nbsp;is explained <a href=3D"http=
://www.pcb-pool.com/ppus/info_fitsornot.html" target=3D"_blank">here</a>:</=
div><div>(and of course - you may know how to print a .STL on an Ultimaker)=
<br></div><div><br></div><div>Hope this will help you choosing a good Gerbe=
r or whatever PCB-file converter</div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>That=
 is helpful (hopefully), but I am trying to understand how milling can be r=
eversed to printing...</div><div>another strategy would be converting the P=
DF/illu/vectorformat into an .OBJ (which is easy to turn into a .stl for sl=
icing) =E2=80=93 my method via photoshop 3D layer caused some strange rende=
ring issues:&nbsp;https://groups.google.com/d/msg/ultimaker/Ng7kez9xHug/o8l=
ccEdBVjQJ (interesting how I forgot that I had thought about this issue bef=
ore)</div>
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