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#236 Drill file import problem

v1.0 (example)
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nobody
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2020-12-08
2018-10-08
Gio-ita
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I try to import a drill file created with Zuken Cadstar software. I usually send this file to PCB producer withou any problem. Your software doesn't import the file. Can you chek it ?

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  • Sergey Alyoshin

    Sergey Alyoshin - 2018-10-10

    File format parameters autodetection failed. You can manually change parameters for layer, as in attachment.

     
  • Wayne Contello

    Wayne Contello - 2018-11-02

    I also see holes placed incorrectly.

     
  • Wayne Contello

    Wayne Contello - 2018-11-02

    The gerbers that do this are attached here

     
  • Wayne Contello

    Wayne Contello - 2018-11-02

    The "correct" rendering using another tool is attached

     
  • mg ed

    mg ed - 2020-12-08

    It seems that this results from blanks in the drill file. The standard CADSTAR (version 18 for me) drill file definition contains the line "SPACES 1" which results in drill files with blanks between the coordinates like that:

    T4
    X-0887150 Y0459500
    X-0830000 Y0427700
    

    This seems to be misinterpreted by gerbv. A workaround would be to set the CADSTAR definition to "SPACES 0", however this may not be easy to do in a company with shared drill file definitions. I would prefer that gerbv can accept the spaces. However, I lack the programming skills to do a patch for this.

    In the CADSTAR drill file definition there is unfortunately no way to add a header to mark if the drill file is metric or imperial, so the format has to be changed in gerbv manually since there is other no hint to guess on. (the "HEADER" line places the header after the tool table which is odd)

     

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