Using pre-defined settings for D-Gerber, Drill data & or Tool files

With use of a Job based .ini file, Job specific settings for Drill and D-Gerber can be pre-defined and will

be used when loading data.

• How it works

• Start viewplot from command line: viewplot.exe -r <settings-file.ini>
• The loaded Drill or D-Gerber data is using the pre-defined settings from the .ini file.
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• Download the default INI file and a sample design, this includes.

  -format_info.txt with information about the formats from the sample data

  -project_A.ini the ini file for the data in ./274-D_gerber directory

  -project.ini Default .ini file

Settings Overview from the .INI file

Gerber Format description

StartGerberDigits1 StartGerberDigits2 : Number of digits before and after the point X/Y

StartGerberUnits : 0=mils, 1=mm, 2=inch, 3=0.01mm, 4=HPGL(0.025mm), 5=0.1mils, 6=0.1mm, 7=0.001mm

StartGerberZeroMode : 0=Leading zeros omitted (default), 1=Trailing zeros omitted (removed)

StartGerberIncremental : 0=normal, 1=incremental coordinates

StartGerberNumberFormat : 0=integer (default), 1=floating point

Aperture Format Description.

ApertureFile : c:\viewplot\test_files\test25\cpu3x.ger

StartAperTureListUnits : 0=mils, 1=mm, 2=inch, 3=0.01mm, 4=HPGL(0.025mm), 5=0.1mils, 6=0.1mm, 7=0.001mm

StartAperTureListSkipLines : Number of text lines to skip

StartAperTureListDCodeColumn : Column number of the DCode (aperture code) (Starting from 1)

StartAperTureListObjectTypeColumn : Column number type of aperture (Rectangle, circle,...) (Starting from 1)

StartAperTureListXColumn , StartAperTureListYColumn : Column number Aperture size X,Y (Starting from 1)

Drill format description.

StartDrillDigits1,StartDrillDigits2 : Number of digits before and after the point

StartDrillUnits : 0=mils, 1=mm, 2=inch, 3=0.01mm, 4=HPGL(0.025mm), 5=0.1mils, 6=0.1mm, 7=0.001mm

StartDrillZeroMode : 0=Leading zeros omitted (default), 1=Trailing zeros omitted (removed)

StartDrillIncremental : 0=normal, 1=incremental coordinates

StartDrillNumberFormat : 0=integer (default), 1=floating point

DrillApertureFile : c:\viewplot\test_files\test25\cpu3x.t20 Drill Tool file description.

StartDrillToolListUnits : 0=mils, 1=mm, 2=inch, 3=0.01mm, 4=HPGL(0.025mm),5=0.1mils, 6=0.1mm, 7=0.001mm

StartDrillToolListSkipLines : Number of text lines to skip

StartDrillToolListMaxLineNr : Maximum line number

StartDrillToolListToolColumn : The column number of the drill tool (Starting from 1)

StartDrillToolListDiameterColumn : The column number of the drill diameter (Starting from 1)