What exactly is plotter ready data?
For Laser Photoplotting, plotter ready data is in any of the plotter recognizable formats such as Gerber (274-X, F9000/MDA) or Barco DPF. Typically, this data has been designed in the native data format used by the designer’s CAD software programs, such as AutoCAD, IntelliCAD, Fletcher Automation’s OPAL, Mentor, Cadence, Intergraph, LASI, and DW2000, Macromedia, etc. From the native CAD files, data in intermediate formats, such as DXF, GDSII, EPS, CIF, and EDIF, are generated. These are typically used to convey the data from the designer’s CAD programs to the point of conversion to Gerber. The final conversion can be done by using any number of appropriate data translation programs, such as LinkCAD, ASM500, Sonnet, or a Gerber editor that has DXF import capabilities.In addition, plotter ready data is usually panelized and positioned so that it can be fed directly to the plotter, without having to be further manipulated.The Photoplot Store can accept nearly all these data formats and co
For Laser Photoplotting, plotter ready data is in any of the plotter recognizable formats such as Gerber (274-X, F9000/MDA) or Barco DPF. Typically, this data has been designed in the native data format used by the designer’s CAD software programs, such as AutoCAD, IntelliCAD, Mentor, Cadence, Intergraph, LASI, and DW2000, Macromedia, Illustrator, etc. From the native CAD files, data in intermediate formats, such as DXF, GDSII, EPS, CIF, and EDIF, are generated. These are typically used to convey the data from the designer’s CAD programs to the point of conversion to Gerber. The final conversion can be done by using any number of appropriate data translation programs, such as LinkCAD, ASM500, Sonnet, or a Gerber editor that has DXF import capabilities.In addition, plotter ready data is usually panelized and positioned so that it can be fed directly to the plotter, without having to be further manipulated.The Photoplot Store can accept nearly all these data formats and convert them to p
