First time user trying to import gerber file

[samsongli (Song Li)]

Hi,
I am trying to use Carbide Copper to create nc file for a super simple PCB I created using EAGLE. When I upload to Carbide Copper it does not complain anything, but did not show the wires, etc. I uploaded the drill file but there’s no error message or anything.

The design is super simple, only contains 4 wires, 8 pin holes and 1 mount hole. I tried KiCAD to generate the gerber file in previous version, no X2 features, but Carbide Copper complained for various macros not defined in gerber parser.

I renamed the grb file to .h to get around the upload check. This file is generated with EAGLE.

copper-top.h (906 Bytes)

[samsongli (Song Li)]

I emailed support and confirmed copper does not recognize this super simple design. Would anyone recommend other software and settings that can generate NC file that works for ShapeOKO? Thanks.

[WillAdams (William Adams (Carbide 3D))]

Here are some links from the old Shapeoko wiki which may be worth investigating:

• Of Itself So - Line Grinder, Gerber to GCode Isolation Milling — Gerber to GCode Isolation Milling. MIT. Windows.
• http://cirqwizard.org/ — Nomad: Great results milling PCBs from Eagle - #35 by ssozonoff
• GitHub - bubbapizza/GCAM: Software for generating gcodes from gerber files
• http://gcnccam.sourceforge.net/
• Excellon Drill to G-Code
• http://flatcam.org/
• GitHub - Traumflug/Visolate: Visolate is an application for calculating machining toolpaths (G-code) for manufacturing printed circuit boards (PCBs) by isolation milling. As an outstanding feature, this calculation is done on the computer's screen, using the features of 3D graphics drivers.
• http://pcbgcode.org/

PCB Eagle plugin pcb-gcode-3.6.0.4

I’ve been able to mill a couple of the Eagle example PCBs. Here are some pictures. The first is the tutorial3 board. I’ve only milling the top side etch and the drill holes. [image] The second is the ATMEGA example. This picture also shows a ruler for size. [image] The last picture has the holes drilled and I sanded the board to remove the small copper burrs from the milling. [image] The Eagle ATMEGA shows the narrowest trace width as .008". I’m a newbie to Eagle, so I may have that w…

[flynnjs (Jason)]

Well, I would say support haven’t given you the correct reply.
Copper DOES import your file just fine, you just have a very large offset from the origin in your Gerber export. Your pads/traces are outside the default material area (about 7" below the origin).

Move your design in Eagle closer to the origin before you export.