Gerber Viewers

[matt@strat]

Hello everybody, I am trying to correct/clean up files that had been contracted out and as such all I have are the .pho files.
Are there any viewers out there that allow you to just view a .pho file?
Matt Crump

[randychase]

.pho files are just gerber files, so you want a gerber viewer.

If you have powerpcb and you have the matching .rep files, you can view them using powerpcb, CAM, verify.

You can also view them with CAM-350 or any other gerber viewer. There are many free ones. Look at the gerber forum here, I think at least one is listed.

Can you get the database from the contractor?

[Tom]

Matt,

Here are some websites that offer free Gerber Viewers.

Try them all and tell us which one you think is best.

Downstream Technology: CAM350 Gerber Viewer http://www.downstreamtech.com/

Lavenir: ViewMate Gerber Viewer http://www.lavenir.com

GraphiCode: GC Preview Gerber Viewer http://www.graphicode.com

Wise Software Solution’s: GerbTool Gerber View http://www.gerbtool.com

Valor: VUV Valor Universal Viewer http://www.valor.com

Router Solutions: CAM/CAD Gerber Viewer http://www.rsi-inc.com

Innovative CAM Software: CAMtastic! 99 Free Gerber Viewer http://www.innovcad.com/

See attached Website document for all your EDA needs.

[matt@strat]

The viewer by Downstream seems to work well. It imported all the layers much easeir then some of the others. So far I have not done any editing, just verifying and viewing files.

[Max34546]

You can also try this one:

www.gerber-viewer.com

It's a free and easy to use Online-Gerber-Viewer, which can read in and visualize Gerber274x and Excellon 1&2 files (also zipped).
You don't have to register or download anything to use it, but nevertheless you can watch your files with a very good performance and navigate with your mouse/mousewheel and keyboard in the same way as with a downloaded or installed Tool. Thanks to mixed colors you can also easily compare two layers!

[CircuitPeople]

If you want to have really nice images of your PCB for printing, or sharing with non-engineers, try www.circuitpeople.com (http://www.circuitpeople.com). It's free, and no registration is required. If you do register, you can use the site to store sets of gerbers and share links to them via email.

I like it a lot, but then again I made it. :)

[tmd63]

I have used GC Prevue a lot. It is fairly easy to use but also powerful. And it is free.

[janetblazp]

you can try this one:http://www.pcbpartner.com
it is free and easy to use.
can check 274-X