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Re: Possible 4.6 gerber issue?

 

Classic.If we assume you really attached a zip then it has been hidden
pretty well on the way to my end.

2014-10-15 18:23 GMT+02:00 Jon Neal <reportingsjr@xxxxxxxxx>:
> Hi,
>
> I had a board manufactured about a month ago and when I got it back there
> was a strange issue with the silkscreen. (see attached image) All of the
> circles in the silkscreen layers are absolutely giant and all centered on a
> point offset from the board.
>
> The gerbers were generated with KiCad BZR 5101, gerber format 4.6, mm for
> the units, and absolute positioning.
>
> Another person that used the same pcb service I used had the same problem
> using the same gerber settings with BZR 4988.
>
> The service (hackvana) believes this to be a KiCad issue rather than an
> issue at the fab. I tried looking at the gerbers a bit, but I don't know
> enough about the gerber format to know what to look for.
>
> I attached the gerbers used for the board as a zip for those who want to
> look through them.
>
> Thanks!
> Jon Neal
>
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