GBRVU displays Gerber data (RS274D, RS274X and Cymbolic Sciences MDA format) on screen and enables the PCB designer to make check plots to most hardcopy devices. GBRVU also acts as a platform for additional modules that create contours and extract data to GDSII, DXF and EGS data formats.
	Features Fast Viewing of Large Files Support for up to 128 Layers RS274D, RS274X and MDA Measure and Info Hi Resolution Plotting Convert 274D to 274X Extract Window to DXF* Unionize/Contourize Data* Extract to GDSII Stream* Invert Polarity*

Platforms

Windows NT/2000/XP Data Sheet Download Revision History

Solaris Solaris 8 & 10 Data Sheet Download Revision History

Linux RH3, RH4, Suse 9 Data Sheet Download Revision History

* requires additional licensed module

Application Notes

Converting Drill Files to Gerber A utility program that reads Excellon drill files and converts them to Gerber format. Includes tool definition, format conversion and coordinate offset.

Creating Hi-Res Bitmaps Hi resolution bitmaps are very useful for dropping into page layout applications. Describes how to set up GBRVU's BMP and TIFF bitmap drivers. (PDF, 47KB, 4 Pages)

D-codes, Apertures and Gerber Plot Files A basic tutorial about Gerber files - what's in them, what you need to know to use them.

What's All This About RS274X Anyway? An overview and tutorial describing the RS274X specification and how plotting information is embedded into the file's header.

RS274D to RS274X A basic tutorial about converting old RS274D files to RS274X format.

Gerber mass parameter commandsX GBRVU support for Gerber mass parameter commands