Hey guys,

Mechanical engineer here.. Not as afraid of electronics as some, but still seriously underskilled in this department.. (and others..)..

I have designed a PCB in autocad but the PCB manufacturers want a GERBER file (hope I spelled that correctly).. It is a pretty simple 2 layer (front/back) small board. Small enough to fit the limits of the free version of Eagle PCB software, however after 1 hour of messing with it, I really don't have a trace on the screen yet!

The PCB manufacturer asks 150 euro if they make the GERBER file, which to me can't be more than 1 hour of work, max! I'd happily paypal 50 euro if there happens to be a somewhat experienced PCB guy on these forums!

Ciao!

/Niels

Edit: I copied this post to the RSC DIY section as well

too bad i dont work at fraunhofer anymore and thus dont have access to mentor anymore ... could use the training

is there any free software that does gerbers ? if there is i could give it a try

Hey Sg,

http://www.cadsoft.de/ has a free version, seemingly a popular program.

And MMos gave this link http://www.abacom-online.de/uk/html/sprint-layout.html on rscnet..

I actually have a few offers already! If you'd like to play with the software and actually want a 'real' pcb to build, PM me and I'll be more than happy to send mine in some GIFs..

The people who offered to help me on this seem to be already more deeply into the matter so for the 'real thing' I hope you don't mind I stick to those.

thanks,
Niels