PCB pictures as PDF?

[Mullihaka]

Would it be possible to get the PCB pictures as PDF? I have no means to print gerber files. I'd like to build the Raptor on the coming weekend.

[SVEN1]

Do you have a screen shot tool on your computer?
Then you can view the Gerber file etc. and just take a picture.

[Mullihaka]

Unfortunately I can't even view them. I have tried several free viewers, but they were mostly infunctional or just advertisement packs.

[Hannu]

I'm using Ubuntu linux and gerbv (a free / open source gerber viewer). Works great.

[Qiaozhi]

Would it be possible to get the PCB pictures as PDF? I have no means to print gerber files. I'd like to build the Raptor on the coming weekend.

If you're running Windows, download the free gerber viewer from here ->
http://www.easylogix.de/products_detail.php?prog_id=1
You can then load the relevant files and export them (Tools menu) as either TIF, JPG, PNG or BMP files. If you really want it as a PDF file, then insert the image into a document (with either OpenOffice or LibreOffice - also free) and export as a PDF.
GerberLogix is actually better than Gerbv on Linux, which screws up the display of the drill table. GerberLogix displays it correctly.

[Hannu]

Gerbv works. Just set drill file "leading zeros" count to 3 and autodetect off.

[Mullihaka]

Works fine, thanks!

[Qiaozhi]

Gerbv works. Just set drill file "leading zeros" count to 3 and autodetect off.[ATTACH]21977[/ATTACH]

Aha! ... brilliant!
I never thought about editing the format, as it was set to autodetect (which clearly doesn't function correctly).
Now it's working - thanks.

[joop]

Just a note: I noticed when using gerbv I needed to move the layer with drill data to the top (and set the color to white) for the drill holes to become visible.