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From: Peter Stuge <peter AT stuge DOT se>
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Subject: Re: [geda-user] Standalone DRC for Gerber files
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Colin D Bennett wrote:
> Ideally.... it would be REALLY awesome if there were a way to import
> Gerbers into pcb

Do gerbers have traces and widths, or only outlines?

If only outlines, it will require a fair amount of computation to
convert into traces, which could then be treated similar to when
traces are but in the buffer.

Going the other way, from traces to outlines, is easier and already
done by pcb.


//Peter