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Subject: Re: [geda-user] Converting gerber to SVG or PDF
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Date: Wed, 04 Sep 2013 19:42:08 +0200
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On Wed, 2013-09-04 at 13:43 +0100, Peter TB Brett wrote:
> Hi folks,
> 
> Can anyone recommend a way of converting a Gerber file to a vector graphics
> format such as SVG or PDF?  I tried gerbv but that just seems to output a
> file with a bitmap embedded in it... not terribly helpful, unfortunately.
> :-(
> 
> Peter
> 

Sad to hear that -- gerbv docu says that it supports SVG export, and SVG
is not bitmap by definition.

One strange solution may be: Latest KiCad should have Gerber Import and
SVG Export (someone told me, I have not tested.) Maybe latest gerbview
from KiCad can do it also, I don't know.