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    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?

    Thanks in Advance

    Dave

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    Re: I Want to develop a CAM tool but don't know where to start

    This guy has a series on YouTube for developing a CAD program. Maybe it would give you some ideas. The screen print is an example of one stage.

    https://www.researchgate.net/project...c-CAD-software

    Edit: Sorry...I saw VB 6.0 in the post but it is in .Net forum. His project is VB 6.0.
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    Re: I Want to develop a CAM tool but don't know where to start

    Quote Originally Posted by TysonLPrice View Post
    I saw VB 6.0 in the post but it is in .Net forum. His project is VB 6.0.
    Is it? The image you posted says:
    Tools used: visual basic (free express edition)
    which would mean VB.NET.

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    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.
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