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Gerber2eps can convert Gerber RS-274D files to EPS files.
At the moment only a small subset of the RS-274D standard is 
implemented:

X	: X-Coordinate
Y	: Y-Coordinate
D01	: Exposure on 
D02	: Exposure off
D03	: Flash aperture
Dx	: Select aperture x 
Mx	: End of program

All measures in the input file are interpreted as mil units!

So far, gerber2eps has only been tested with the demo version
of the PCB layout program PADS that I use.
Reports about experiences with other programs are welcome!

While it scans the input file, gerber2eps detects the usage of
apertures that have not been defined yet. Then you are asked
to enter the aperture type and some additional parameters for it, such
that gerber2eps knows which output to produce.
So be sure to have these informations ready, either by printing out
the aperture table (DOS) or by opening the file in a second 
window (Windows, Unix/Linux).

You can select the following apertures for the output:

SQUARE		: Filled square
CIRCLE		: Filled circle
DONUT		: Circle with inner hole
SQUARE_DONUT	: Square with inner hole


The following parameters have to be entered for the apertures:

Color/Polarity	: 0 = Black, 1 = White
Outer diameter	: The outer diameter in mil
Inner diameter	: The diameter of the inner hole in mil

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[generic]                 2219    5756  38.6% -lh5- d825 Jan 24 19:31 gerber2eps/apert_list.o
[generic]                 6999   18054  38.8% -lh5- dce0 Jan 17  2002 gerber2eps/COPYING
[generic]                 1663    5161  32.2% -lh5- 177f Feb  1  2002 gerber2eps/flash_list.cpp
[generic]                 1071    2617  40.9% -lh5- 3538 Feb  1  2002 gerber2eps/flash_list.h
[generic]                 1684    4116  40.9% -lh5- 8362 Jan 24 19:31 gerber2eps/flash_list.o
[generic]                57099  187060  30.5% -lh5- b5e1 Jan 24 19:31 gerber2eps/gerber2eps
[generic]                 1112    2202  50.5% -lh5- 3838 Feb  1  2002 gerber2eps/gerber2eps.cpp
[generic]                  852    1778  47.9% -lh5- b0e1 Jan 24 19:47 gerber2eps/gerber2eps.readme
[generic]                 6516   31473  20.7% -lh5- dc3c Feb  1  2002 gerber2eps/gerber_file.cpp
[generic]                 1324    3272  40.5% -lh5- 1ad7 Feb  1  2002 gerber2eps/gerber_file.h
[generic]                 7558   25512  29.6% -lh5- 2490 Jan 24 19:31 gerber2eps/gerber_file.o
[generic]                 1766    4492  39.3% -lh5- 6d1c Feb  1  2002 gerber2eps/gerber_string.cpp
[generic]                  739    1397  52.9% -lh5- 68d2 Feb  1  2002 gerber2eps/gerber_string.h
[generic]                 1239    2904  42.7% -lh5- dcd7 Jan 24 19:31 gerber2eps/gerber_string.o
[generic]                  823    1507  54.6% -lh5- 1a26 Feb  1  2002 gerber2eps/globaldef.h
[generic]                  216     657  32.9% -lh5- 6ded Jan 17  2002 gerber2eps/Makefile
[generic]                 2007    4125  48.7% -lh5- 73cc Feb  1  2002 gerber2eps/README
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