Short:        Konvert gerber to eps
Author:       Dirk Baechle <dl9obn@darc.de> MorphOS Port by Carsten Siegner
Uploader:     Carsten Siegner <carstensiegner osnanet de>
Type:         gfx/conv
Version:      1.0
Architecture: ppc-morphos >= 3.9
Distribution: Aminet
Kurz:         gerber2eps

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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