Import gerber files into diptrace how to#

I also tried exporting to P-CAD and opening that in Kicad, but that seems to mess up the copper pours. You will be able to select numeric format, layers, etc from the following dialogs.

Import gerber files into diptrace how to#

If youre asking how to get gerbers out of Altium, you can do that from the PCBDoc: File->Fabrication Outputs->Gerber Files or NC Drill Files. All pads are suddenly converted to through hole. « Reply 2 on: August 19, 2016, 06:43:40 pm ». After that, go to File > Import menu and select the. I'm a bit surprised it actually sort of worked, but it messes up the paths of all components. How to convert Gerber file format using DipTrace: Launch this software and select the PCB Layout module.

Next I tried to export the board as gerber and import it in Kicad. Another trick I tried was to add a custom footprint and import the artwork from a DXF file, but it seems that file format isn't that well supported and the result was a glitchy mess with text not rendering (I used Inkscape to draw the artwork). I wouldn't mind tracing over the solder mask manually using the polygon tool, but the render in the PCB Layout software is a very crude low resolution version, it's a pain to do so. However it doesn't seem to do anything on the solder mask layer. Diptrace has a feature to import bitmaps, which works ok on the silk layer and acceptable on the copper. I would like to make it a bit fancy, so I would like to place artwork on the copper and solder mask layer as well. I want to use the front of the board as a user interface.