I need FREE tool for merging separate gerber files into single board

[wan65]

Hey
I will be ordering a 100mm x 100mm panel in china.
I need to merge separate gerber boards into single one inside the 100mm x 100mm panel.
I need free tool to do this.
Can you suggest me anything?Thanks inadvance!!

 

[KlausST]

Hi,

I don't know if it can do what you want... but did you try gcprevue?

Klaus

 

[srizbf]

http://www.gedasymbols.org/user/stefan_tauner/tools/gerbmerge/doc/

 

[wan65]

http://www.gedasymbols.org/user/stefan_tauner/tools/gerbmerge/doc/

this is disappointing, it says "use installer exe for windows" but the exe is nowhere to be found, could you help me?

I cant get past" Run the gerbmerge1.6.exe installation program. "

 

[Mattylad]

Where it says:

You can download version 1.7a here.

It links to http://www.gedasymbols.org/user/stefan_tauner/tools/gerbmerge/gerbmerge-1.7a.tar.gz

If you download that and read the text files - you need to run this via a Python interpreter.

To run the program, invoke the Python interpreter on the
gerbmerge.py file. On Windows, if you installed GerbMerge in
C:/Python24, for example, open a command window (DOS box)
and type:
C:/Python24/gerbmerge.bat

 

[wan65]

I've already downloaded that before and read the readme.

But readme says:

Installation:

Unix: python setup.py install (as root)

Windows: gerbmerge1.6.exe (DO READ installer messages)

and I have no file gerbmerge exe, so I'm stuck at installation.
The "C:/Python24/gerbmerge.bat" AFTER installation... I don't have gerbmerge.bat in Python24 dir.

 

[Mattylad]

See http://www.gedasymbols.org/user/stefan_tauner/tools/gerbmerge/doc/#Credits

 

[wan65]

What do you mean?

Please take a look at modified quote of what I have done so far

Python version 2.4 or later - INSTALLED
eGenix mxBase tools version 2.0.4 or later- INSTALLED
SimpleParse version 2.0.0 or later- INSTALLED
All of the above packages come with easy installation programs for both Windows and Linux.


Installation
First, install all of the packages listed above in the Requirements section. - DONE

Windows

Run the gerbmerge1.6.exe installation program. <- I CANT FIND THIS FILE! I will assume you choose all of the default installation options. The installer will create and populate the following directories:

c:\Python24\lib\site-packages\gerbmerge
c:\Python24\gerbmerge

 

[Mattylad]

What I mean is: Contact the authors of the software.