Talk:Gerber File

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I added the note about Gerber Scientific, because the first thing I wondered when I ran across the term, "Gerber File," was why it was called that. Actually, it was "Gerber Scientific Instruments", a division of "Gerber Scientific, Incorporated". The parent company still exists as of June 2005. I worked at the subsidiary responsible for Gerber format in the mid to late eighties. -- DanM

Hi DanM, do you know why there were so confusing things in aperture numbering. As I remember the counting was non-linear, instead of apertures 21 and 22 the numbers 71 and 72 were inserted or something like that? Do you know anything about that? Do you know a very common RS274D aperture file format? Best regards -- Efficiency

[edit] Merging with G-code?

I do not think that Gerber File should be merged with G-code, as "Gerber format" is a very important format on it's own. And anyway producing PCBs usually has nothing to do with milling 3D shapes. I will extinguish the proposal for merging. -- Efficiency

G-code seems to be description of languge or format of data inside Gerber File and they both be in one-to-one relation. From these articles and by googling I understand that both these fields of industry (PCB design in Gerber File, machining in G-code) use the same format. I think that using the same thing for two different goals does not grant right for two articles. Instead we shloud describe the format itself and its usage in sections rather than duplicating them. --Alvin-cs 3 July 2005 14:53 (UTC)
G-Code normally is associated with milling, Gerber format is for drawing PCBs. Gerber may be similar to G-Code, but it is shurely not the same. It's like humans and monkeys. Both have the same roots, but are different enough. I'm having to do with both - DIN/ISO G-Code and Gerber and I think Gerber is really important enough to have an own entry. Else you would try to begrudge the space-shuttle an own article as it is just a transportation medium ;-) -- Best wishes, Efficiency, 3 July 2005
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