I Want to develop a CAM tool but don't know where to start
Hello all,
I want to develop a CAM software tool that will be able to import Gerber data to start and display it, then from that I want to be able to find like patterns of features. I used to work with such a tool many years ago and would like to work on creating something that will do the same thing. I used to work with VB6 about 20 years ago and liked it. I now work with Access and love that too but I am by no means a pro. I just want to create such a tool and think it would be a fun project.
I am by no means proficient at VB and other than Access I haven't played with software much in 20 or so years.
Will any of you fine folks assist me or is this old geezier crazy?
Re: I Want to develop a CAM tool but don't know where to start
Importing Gebers first means that you have to understand the data structure. A quick google lead me to this Wiki I haven't read it completely, but you need to know how the file is built so you can write a parser for it. That's the tough part and without it, nothing else can happen.
Last edited by kebo; Nov 19th, 2020 at 04:59 PM.
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