Viewmate
directory
contains
program
ViewMate
.
This
program
is
made
by
PentaLogix
(Lavenir)
and
is
a
free
of
charge
addition
to
the
photoplotter
software.
It
allows
to
view
Gerber
files
and
to
convert
aperture
files
made
in
various
PCB
layout
systems
into
one
common
file
format
(Lavenir‘s
format
of
aperture
file,
extension
.env).
Installation
of
this
program
is
done
by
executing
ViewMate
Setup
in
directory
ViewMate
on
CD.
ViewMate
can
be
expanded
to
full
Gerber
editor
ViewMaster
–
contact
photoplotter
supplier
or
PentaLogix
directly
(
http://www.pentalogix.com
).
4.2
Detailed
programs
description:
Program
Gerb2Bitmap
This
program
reads
in
Gerber
files
and
converts
it
into
hi
‐
resolution
bitmap
file
in
proprietary
format
(FPF),
which
can
be
then
read
into
plotter
control
program
(Run_photo_USB.exe)
to
be
used
for
photo
‐
plotting.
It
allows
to
view
Gerber
image
as
it
appears
on
the
film,
edit
D
‐
codes,
panelise
film
and
associated
drill.
It
also
has
a
built
‐
in
converter
of
aperture
files
made
in
various
CAD
software
(Eagle,
Pads,
OrCad,
Protel,
P
‐
CAD,
etc.)
The
large
grey
area
on
the
screen
represents
plotting
area
of
the
photoplotter
.
The
top
left
corner
of
grey
field
area
has
0,
0
plotting
coordinates
with
increasing
Y
coordinate
going
vertically
down
and
increasing
X
coordinate
running
horizontally
to
the
right.
The
coordinates
of
the
cursor
located
in
the
plotting
area
are
displayed
at
the
left
bottom
corner
in
units
set
in
Preference
‐
Data
Format
.
The
size
of
the
plotting
area
can
be
set
as
user
wishes
in
Preference
‐
Plotting
Area
Size.
Although
user
can
set
any
size
of
the
plotting
area,
it
make
sense
to
set
only
usable
plotting
area.
The
maximum
size
in
drum
axis
can
be
360
mm,
in
drum
circumference
axis
is
the
maximum
320
mm
for
plotters
with
drum
diameter
around
110mm
or
450
mm
for
plotters
with
drum
diameter
of
150
mm.
The
reason,
why
the
size
of
plotting
area
is
not
fixed
is
the
fact
the
user
may
wish
to
set
size
of
the
area
to
the
size
of
the
film
he
uses,
which
may
be
different
from
the
maximum
plotting
size.
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