GerbView2/11
1IntroductiontoGerbView
GerbViewisaGerber?leviewer(RS274Xformat),andisalsoabletodisplaydrill?lesfromPcbnew(inExcellonformat).Itacceptsupto32?les(Gerberand/orDrill?les)
Filescanbedisplayedusingatransparencymodeorstackedmode.
FormoreinformationabouttheGerber?leformatpleasehaveareadatthespeci?cationinTheGerberFileFormatSpeci?cation-Ucamco.
2MainScreen
3Uppertoolbar
GerbView3/11
Clearalllayers
LoadGerber?les
Loaddrill?les(ExcellonformatfromPcbnew)
Setpagesizeforprintingandshow/hidepagelimits
Openprintdialog
Zoominandout
Refreshscreen
Zoom?tinpage
Layerselection
DCodeselection(hightlightitemsthatusethisdcode)
InfoaboutGerber?leoptionsloadedinthecurrentlayer
4Lefttoolbar
4.1Options
Gridon/off
Displaypolarcoordinateson/off
GerbView4/11
Unitsselectiontodisplaycoordinates
Ongridcursorshapeselection
Displaymodeselection(solidoroutlines)for?asheditems
Displaymodeselection(solidoroutlines)forlines
Displaymodeselection(solidoroutlines)forpolygons
Show/hideDCodesvalues(foritemsusingadcode)
ModeusedbyGerbviewtoshowlayers.
Show/hidethelayermanager
4.2LayerManager
GerbView5/11
Thelayermanagerhas2purposes:?Selecttheactivelayer?Show/hidelayers
Theactivelayerisdrawnaftertheotherlayers.
Whenloadinganew?le,theactivelayerisused(thenewdatareplacethepreviousdata)Note:
?Mouseleftclickonaline:selecttheactivelayer
?Mouserightclickonthelayermanager:show/hidealllayers?Mousemiddleclickonaicon:selectthelayercolor.
4.3ModestoshowGerberlayers
