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Offline JacquesBBBTopic starter

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Best gerber files online viewer
« on: October 02, 2015, 03:20:34 pm »
Hi,

I  have just finished my first PCB with Eagle and  generated the gerber files.
There are many possibilities for Gerver viewers, but not many of them seem to provide both

- High accuracy
- Complete view of the PCB with drilled vias.

What are the best online gerver viewers you would recommend along these lines.

Thanks
 

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Re: Best gerber files online viewer
« Reply #1 on: October 02, 2015, 03:36:48 pm »
ZofZ. All the rest is crap.


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Re: Best gerber files online viewer
« Reply #2 on: October 02, 2015, 03:38:39 pm »

Offline matseng

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Re: Best gerber files online viewer
« Reply #3 on: October 02, 2015, 03:45:24 pm »
Unfortunately it's not so much "Online" as the OP (and I) wish for.  Windows only...  :'(
 

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Re: Best gerber files online viewer
« Reply #4 on: October 02, 2015, 03:50:28 pm »
http://mayhewlabs.com/webGerber/

it's not great but works most of the time as long as you have good gerber files, otherwise it can get confused.

Edit: I think it has problems with drill holes.
« Last Edit: October 02, 2015, 03:52:34 pm by miguelvp »
 

Offline codeboy2k

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Re: Best gerber files online viewer
« Reply #5 on: October 02, 2015, 05:22:33 pm »
Unfortunately it's not so much "Online" as the OP (and I) wish for.  Windows only...  :'(

If you're using Linux, not OS X, then as I posted here, ZofZ works fine in Wine, with the exception of the font issues (inter-character spacing is not correct in the menus)
 

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Re: Best gerber files online viewer
« Reply #6 on: October 03, 2015, 07:01:20 pm »
ZofZ. All the rest is crap.

Despite it is not an online viewer, I agree that it is quite nice.  Unfortunately I have a mac. I have tried it through  Parallel, but the supposedly intuitive interface is far from intuitive for me. I was not able to find how to zoom.

So I am still looking for a good online gerber file viewer, that would show, as in zofz, the full finished pcb, with the drilling.

Here is the  view from ZofZ of my board. It is not with full resolution, as it is just a screen view.

« Last Edit: October 03, 2015, 07:03:09 pm by JacquesBBB »
 

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Re: Best gerber files online viewer
« Reply #7 on: October 07, 2015, 03:02:48 pm »
I have been using (offline) gerbv on my Mac, but I need to find a replacement that renders slot cycles in drill files. Gerbv just renders the initial plunge holes, not the finished slots.
 

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Re: Best gerber files online viewer
« Reply #8 on: October 07, 2015, 03:06:40 pm »
You could try the PCB visualizer on eurocircuits.com
 

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Re: Best gerber files online viewer
« Reply #9 on: October 07, 2015, 03:27:30 pm »
Thank you for your suggestion. Unlike the original poster, I want an offline viewer.
 


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