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[Dick Hollenbeck <dick@...>]

jean-pierre.charras@... wrote:
> Dick Hollenbeck a écrit :
> > Is our file format for the menu choice "Post Process" | "Generate
> > Modules Position" any kind of standard? (The *.pos files.) Are people
> > relying on this file format to adhere to some standard? If it is our
> > own format, then I would ask why we need a separate file for each side
> > of the board. We have the column which says which layer the component
> > is on, and I would prefer that there only be one file, not one for each
> > side. The column is redundant or the 2nd file is redundant.
> >
> > The nice thing about having a single file is it makes it easier to do a
> > diff on the files generated from two revisions of the board. This can
> > reduce the amount of work involved in reprogramming a pick and place
> > machine as a result of a board spin.
> >
> > What are others' thoughts?
> >
> > Dick
>
> This file format is only what is asked by my board manufacturer.
> I do not know if this is a standard.

Can your board manufacture accept a single file containing the exact 
same information as now, except that that single file has components for 
both the front and back of the board in the single file?

> Rather than changing this format, i prefer to have the possibility to 
> generate different format, and of course some standard formats, if exists.
>
> --
> Jean-Pierre CHARRAS