What if Im designing with AutoCad?
If you are designing a board in AutoCad, and don’t have the gerber file add-on, you can export the design into HPGL format. We would also need the plotter type it was written for, and the pen width table. We can also import *.dxf files, it is best to save in AutoCAD 12 format. It is more efficient to use a layout program to design a board rather than using AutoCad. AutoCAD files have to have the drill file created in CAD, and the layouts are generally not formatted the same way files from layout software would be. Consequently, building from AutoCAD usually has extra editing charges. A freeware layout program is available here. Functional demo software can also often do the job, try our links page.
