Which Gerber file viewer do you use?

Which Gerber file viewer do you use?

Postby HKPhysicist » Sat Feb 27, 2021 4:32 pm

Hello,
Please introduce a Gerber file viewer to me.

I prefer
Free of Charge;
Open Source.

Thanks. :mrgreen:
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Re: Which Gerber file viewer do you use?

Postby AussieSusan » Mon Mar 01, 2021 2:41 am

I have no idea why you are asking this question in a forum about microcontrollers.
Also Google produces 616,000 results for 'open source gerber viewer'.
Try KICAD
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Re: Which Gerber file viewer do you use?

Postby HKPhysicist » Mon Mar 01, 2021 11:15 am

I recall I saw you somewhere else.

KiCAD is good even though it is too big for my purpose.

I don`t use google for a long time. It is not trustworthy.
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Re: Which Gerber file viewer do you use?

Postby drh » Mon Mar 01, 2021 3:05 pm

Try duckduckgo.com.
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Re: Which Gerber file viewer do you use?

Postby SelmaAdam » Mon May 24, 2021 9:09 am

Anyone who want to open Gerber files, you can do this with a number of programs, most of which are free. These free Gerber viewers include GraphiCode GC-Prevue, PentaLogix ViewMate, and Gerbv. A few of them support printing and viewing the measurements. You could also use Altium Designer to open the Gerber file but it isn't free.
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