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Re: Possible 4.6 gerber issue?

 

Maybe I'm not allowed to attach zips? I can see it on my end! I will try
again with this email.


Jon

On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 1:33 PM, Nick Østergaard <oe.nick@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 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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