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ubbut:
I know there is at least one other - but old -  thread about this topic. However despite quite a bit of research and trying several things I have not been able to find a good workflow.

I want to convert vector graphics (format does not matter) into gerber files. I tried several tools but none proved to be reliably working so far. I wonder if there is a proven working method?

I tried:

* Cenon (which could not even open my SVG files properly)
* pdf2gerb (but it does not support curves)
* PCBmodE certainly looks promising, but seems to be overkill for just converting svg to gerber (or is there an option to do just that?)
* Circuit Studio image import (rasterized and with very low resolution)
* Circuit Studio DXF import (fails on complex shapes)
* Converting Artwork into a font and using it with CircuitStudio. This is the best I have so far but also fails on complex shapes or large artworks. (and correct scaling is painful)

I have not yet tried:

* https://github.com/jaseg/gerbolyze (Looks very good, but does raster, not vector)
Update:
Tried this and it seems to work well! Needs Inkscape + Kicad but can work with complex shapes without issues:

* https://github.com/badgeek/svg2shenzhen (Inkscape Plugin, exports KiCad)
Looking forward to your recommendations! Thanks!

mk_:

--- Quote from: ubbut on February 02, 2020, 11:01:13 am ---I know there is at least one other - but old -  thread about this topic. However despite quite a bit of research and trying several things I have not been able to find a good workflow.

I want to convert vector graphics (format does not matter) into gerber files. I tried several tools but none proved to be reliably working so far. I wonder if there is a proven working method?

Looking forward to your recommendations! Thanks!
--- End quote ---

I usually try to convert (export) to DXF, check this DXF with an older version of AutoCad, import that DXF to a Gerberviewer (also very old Camtastic), scale and export it as gerber. Scaling is sometimes difficult, I normaly don`t catch it in the first run.  Needs some time but works for company-logos and other customer-related stuff.

moffy:
Have a look at: http://lasergrbl.com . It has internal graphics to gerber conversion.

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