Re: Protel 99SE or Altium and PCBgcode
#gcode
Hi John, Really the only avenue here is if you can import the files into Eagle. pcbgcode is heavily reliant on the way Eagle creates pours, and makes those polygons available to scripts. Regards, JJ
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John Johnson
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#8448
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Protel 99SE or Altium and PCBgcode
#gcode
I've been a member of this group for years but until now the commercial side of work-work means I was required to use outside firms to make plated through 4 layer boards. Now I'm pseudo retired and
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John Dammeyer
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#8447
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Re: #pcbgcode #development
#pcbgcode
#development
I've done some more investigation into ver 3.6.6 by fudging the exit of the setup url. Substituting?? [ m_cmd = "run pcb-gcode-setup;\n"; ]????? for?? [ m_cmd = "run " + g_path +
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peterg1000
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#8446
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Re: #pcbgcode #development
#pcbgcode
#development
Hi Martin, Strange, I have multiple copies in the "Viewer" folder i.e. in [C:\Users\Peter Harrison\Documents\pcb-gcode\viewer\applet\data] and [C:\Users\Peter
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peterg1000
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#8445
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Re: #pcbgcode #development
#pcbgcode
#development
Hi, I also had that problem. It seems that there is no file called optimize_me.txt in that folder. I tried to things both worked for me. 1. I copied the optimize_me.txt from the 3.3.4 package (then,
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Martin Rowe
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#8444
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Re: #pcbgcode #development
#pcbgcode
#development
Error popup during code generation.? This is a second attempt, the first failed apparently.? This popup makes me wonder if the problem is all about knowledge of directories - or lack of it.
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peterg1000
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#8443
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Re: #pcbgcode #development
#pcbgcode
#development
Hi John, Checked the Eagle directory paths and added the one for downloads - no change to error situation. Modified both lines containing ? [ m_cmd = "run " + g_path + "/pcb-gcode;\n";] to [ m_cmd =
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peterg1000
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#8442
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Re: #pcbgcode #development
#pcbgcode
#development
Hm. Could be a space problem in the path (as others have said). Also, be sure your Downloads folder is the first entry in Eagle control panel's Options | Directories. Here's something else you could
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John Johnson
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#8441
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Re: #pcbgcode #development
#pcbgcode
#development
Hi Guys, One thing I have noticed in the past is that pcbgcode does not like non alpha characters in the directory path names. I had a new laptop setup by our IT dept and they include an apostrophy in
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Ken McNabb
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#8440
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Re: #pcbgcode #development
#pcbgcode
#development
This error seems to be somehow identical to the one I had a few days ago by using the latest version of eagle 9.6.2 on my Linux computer (but I installed the windows version using wine). However, i
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Tobias Holzmann
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#8439
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Re: #pcbgcode #development
#pcbgcode
#development
Having thought about the error message - could it be that a space between my first and last names is causin a problem?? Peter.
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peterg1000
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#8438
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Re: #pcbgcode #development
#pcbgcode
#development
Hi Tobi, Sorry about poor quality - I think the cropped corner will be more useful to you. Cheers Peter
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peterg1000
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#8437
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Re: #pcbgcode #development
#pcbgcode
#development
Hey, The picture is not very sharp but it seems to complain about a file which we can not be opened.? Can you re upload the image with higher quality or give us the text of the error? Thanks Tobi
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Tobias Holzmann
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#8436
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#pcbgcode #development
#pcbgcode
#development
Having used PCB-GCODE for more than 6 years and seen that an new updated Version 3.6.6 was available, I decided to download and give it a try.?? Not wishing to damage the original running version, I
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peterg1000
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#8435
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Re: Error while starting generating the gcode
#pcb-gcode
Hey Tobi, Okay, that's a new one. Glad it's working for you. -- John
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John Johnson
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#8434
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Re: Error while starting generating the gcode
#pcb-gcode
Hey John thanks for your feedback. I totally agree and I made a mistake. I downloaded the latest "Linux" version of Eagle but it turned out that whatever file you select (MAC, LINUX, Windows) you
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Tobias Holzmann
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#8433
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Re: Error while starting generating the gcode
#pcb-gcode
Hi Tobi, I'm not sure I follow what you're saying. You mention Ubuntu, but your screenshot seems to be from Windows? Also not sure about Meine.ulp. pcb-gcode-setup.ulp should allow you to change
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John Johnson
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#8432
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Re: Error while starting generating the gcode
#pcb-gcode
Hey everybody, the error vanishes if I am using the pcb-gcode code from autodesk rather than the one from the repository. However, the viewer does not start automatically, hence, I will make further
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Tobias Holzmann
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#8431
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Error while starting generating the gcode
#pcb-gcode
Hey everybody, I am new around the forum as I came across the pcb-gcode UPL. So happy to be here. Since a while I am looking for a new option to generate my own PCB's and I was always wondering if I
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Tobias Holzmann
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#8430
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Re: pcbgcode.com domain secured
#pcb-gcode
Fantastic, I can remember when this site started and the amount of confusion that it caused. I am happy to see this come to a great end. Country
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Art Eckstein
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#8429
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