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[kicad-users] Where can I find GBerbmerge 1.8 or newer?
sineysitch@yahoo.co.uk [kicad-users]
2017-03-24 11:39:54 UTC
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This "instructable http://www.instructables.com/id/Panelizing-PCBs-for-Seeed-Using-Eagle-Free-Light/step2/Install-Gerbmerge-and-Patch-for-Seeed/" mentions GerbMerge 1.8 by Rugged Circuits, but the link is broken. After lots of fruitless/confusing searching I thought I'd ask here.

I gather it is a Python script; I'm not familiar with Python, but I assume it should work with Windows.

Ideally I'd like something which allows positioning of gerber images & editing of Edge Cuts.

I tried the GerbView utility itegrated into KiCad, and I can move the Gerber data, but nothing else.

Recently, with much inefficiency, I did manage to use file/import to merge various KiCad designs.

However, I'd like to work at the Gerber level because it could be that I want to merge some existing (non-Kicad) designs, as well as the KiCad output.

Ideally, the tool would be fairly visual.
n.a.moseley@gmail.com [kicad-users]
2017-03-24 13:23:20 UTC
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Hi Sineystich,

Have you tried using one of the forked projects on Github?

https://github.com/jdgoldberg/gerbmerge-1.8
https://github.com/provideyourown/gerbmerge

I haven't used them myself, but seeing that the original seems to be
lost, i'd start there.

Regards,
Niels.
sineysitch@yahoo.co.uk [kicad-users]
2017-03-27 10:22:24 UTC
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Hi Niels,

I don't understand how GitHub works: Can I simply download a zip of the files? IGithum seems to assume one is a developer (with something like SVN version control) as far I can see.

Eg here, https://github.com/jdgoldberg/gerbmerge-1.8/tree/master/gerbmerge https://github.com/jdgoldberg/gerbmerge-1.8/tree/master/gerbmerge,
there is a long list of .py files - are these the filke I need? How do I grab them all in one go?

Regards
Stephen.
Dave Instone nospamfordave@aol.com [kicad-users]
2017-03-27 10:29:50 UTC
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<p>Next to Branch:master is  <span class="repo-root js-repo-root"><span class="js-path-segment"><a href="https://github.com/jdgoldberg/gerbmerge-1.8"><span>gerbmerge-1.8</span></a></span></span><span class="separator">/</span><strong class="final-path">gerbmerge</strong><span class="separator">/ click on the gerbmerge-1.8</span></p>
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<p>Hi Niels,<br>
<br>
I don't understand how GitHub works: Can I simply download
a zip of the files? IGithum seems to assume one is a
developer (with something like SVN version control) as far
I can see.<br>
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Eg here, <a moz="true" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://github.com/jdgoldberg/gerbmerge-1.8/tree/master/gerbmerge">https://github.com/jdgoldberg/gerbmerge-1.8/tree/master/gerbmerge</a>,<br>
there is a long list of .py files - are these the filke I
need? How do I grab them all in one go?<br>
<br>
Regards<br>
Stephen.</p>
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sineysitch@yahoo.co.uk [kicad-users]
2017-03-28 07:37:11 UTC
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Thank you, Dave.

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