Post by thread:[EE] Re: Generating a correct drill file in Eagle.

Using your *.drl file, open and run excellon in 3CAM processor, the result will be *.drd file with what you need. Vasile On 7/31/05, Tom Wrighton <spam_OUTckn1ghtTakeThisOuTyahoo.com> wrote: {Quote hidden}> Hello All, > > Sorry if this is a bit low on the expertise level I usually > see on the PIC List, but I have tried to research the > info I have on hand for ' Eagle ' and I'm coming up lost > and confused. > > I created a design in Eagle .sch and the subsequent > .brd file. I ran processes against the .brd file per the > instructions listed by Sparkfun.com. This seems to > have generated Gerber files, ( GERBER RS274X ). > I was able to generate a .drl file a that looks like this: > > T01 0.031in > T02 0.032in > T03 0.040in > T04 0.043in > T05 0.044in > T06 0.055in > T07 0.142in > > I was told by the Sparkfun tech that this was incomplete. > I think he wants a file with coordinates for all the holes > to be drilled, but I don't know how to generate it? > > I've received good results from ExpressPCB, but I would > like to be able to generate good Gerber files by way of > Eagle so I can try out different board houses. > Any guidance you can give me will be greatly appreciated. > > Best Regards, > > Tom > > .........1.........2.........3.........4.........5.........6.........7.. > (averaging 72 characters per line for easy reading!) > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > --

part 1 2175 bytes content-type:text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 (unknown type 8bit not decoded) Hi Vasile, I tried following your suggestion and Eagle generated a ' .dri ' file instead of a ' .drd '. It appears to have more information than my original ' .drl ' file. Do you suppose the file extension could be a result of the fact that I'm working with a free version of Eagle. I've included a copy of the file so you can judge if I got the right result. I appreciate you resonse to my plea. Thanks, Tom Vasile Surducan <.....piclist9KILLspam@spam@gmail.com> wrote: Using your *.drl file, open and run excellon in 3CAM processor, the result will be *.drd file with what you need. Vasile On 7/31/05, Tom Wrighton wrote: {Quote hidden}> Hello All, > > Sorry if this is a bit low on the expertise level I usually > see on the PIC List, but I have tried to research the > info I have on hand for ' Eagle ' and I'm coming up lost > and confused. > > I created a design in Eagle .sch and the subsequent > .brd file. I ran processes against the .brd file per the > instructions listed by Sparkfun.com. This seems to > have generated Gerber files, ( GERBER RS274X ). > I was able to generate a .drl file a that looks like this: > > T01 0.031in > T02 0.032in > T03 0.040in > T04 0.043in > T05 0.044in > T06 0.055in > T07 0.142in > > I was told by the Sparkfun tech that this was incomplete. > I think he wants a file with coordinates for all the holes > to be drilled, but I don't know how to generate it? > > I've received good results from ExpressPCB, but I would > like to be able to generate good Gerber files by way of > Eagle so I can try out different board houses. > Any guidance you can give me will be greatly appreciated. > > Best Regards, > > Tom > > .........1.........2.........3.........4.........5.........6.........7.. > (averaging 72 characters per line for easy reading!) > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > --