PCB design software with gerber output

[What The]

Hi all,

i'm looking to get a few small PCB's made up but all of the places i've
found that do the order over the internet want gerber274x format and the
program i have (expresspcb) while very easy to use, it doesn't have an
export function for that format and i didn't realise this was "the standard"
before i started doing the project. (first time i've actaully done a PCB for
any project).

can anyone recommend an easy to use, and hopefully free program similar to
expresspcb. Boards are only small, 2 layer silk screened with no sufrace
mount gear.


Cheers.

 

[Lord Garth]

"What The" <meh@meh.com> wrote in message
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Hi all,

i'm looking to get a few small PCB's made up but all of the places i've
found that do the order over the internet want gerber274x format and the
program i have (expresspcb) while very easy to use, it doesn't have an
export function for that format and i didn't realise this was "the
standard"
before i started doing the project. (first time i've actaully done a PCB
for
any project).

can anyone recommend an easy to use, and hopefully free program similar to
expresspcb. Boards are only small, 2 layer silk screened with no sufrace
mount gear.


Cheers.

Here's a start...

http://www.pcbstandards.com/forums/showthread.php?p=10539

http://www.pcbstandards.com/forums/showthread.php?p=10586