Import Gerber

Altair Forum User
Altair Forum User
Altair Employee
edited October 2020 in Community Q&A

Hello,

 

I've tried to import geometries using Gerber files but I get an Error while doing so shown below. The file can be open in any other Gerber viewer program that I have tried
 

/MASH

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>GerberError.PNG

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  • JIF
    JIF
    Altair Employee
    edited August 2017

    Hello MASH,

     

    Could you add the file that you are trying to import onto this issue so that I can see where something is going wrong?

  • Altair Forum User
    Altair Forum User
    Altair Employee
    edited August 2017

    Here is the gerber

     

     

  • JIF
    JIF
    Altair Employee
    edited August 2017

    This is rather strange, since I am able to import it. See the image below:

    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>imported.png

     

    The only thing that I can think of that could be the problem (and that would then fail for all gerber imports), is that you don't have the (old) Visual Studio redistributables installed. Please install the VS 2008 redistributables from the links below and then try the import again:

    The links to download the 64 and 32bit 2008 C++ redistributables are:

    We are currently working with the import library to improve this so that these are not required and should be available in the 2018 release.

     

    Let me know if this resolves your problem.

  • Altair Forum User
    Altair Forum User
    Altair Employee
    edited August 2017

    Hello, JIF

     

    Than you for your answer.

    I tried to install new VS 2008. Unfortunately I got new error messages and it would still not work to import.

    The three error messages is shown in the attached filed

     

     

     

    Best Regards

    MASH

     

     

     

     

    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>Gerbererrror1.PNG

    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>Gerbererrror2.PNG

    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>Gerbererrror3.PNG

  • JIF
    JIF
    Altair Employee
    edited August 2017

    Just to make sure, did you install both the 32 and 64bit redistributables? Both are required since the library currently uses both 32bit and 64bit binaries.

  • Altair Forum User
    Altair Forum User
    Altair Employee
    edited August 2017

    I did only install the 64-bit version, now when i have also installed the 32-bit it works as it should with the import of the gerber files :).

     

    Thank you for your help JIF

     

    /MASH 

  • JIF
    JIF
    Altair Employee
    edited August 2017

    I'm glad we could resolve the issue! ;-)