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In article <13olp0qlmgrsv87@corp.supernews.com> you wrote:
: Stuart Brorson wrote:
:> Hello!
:>
:> This is to announce the release of gerbv-2.0.0! Gerbv is an open source
:> Gerber file (RS-274X only) viewer .....
:> For more information, browse to gerbv's web site:
:>
:> http://gerbv.sourceforge.net/
[...]

: Is there a version for Windoz?

Hello again!

By popular demand, one of our team put together a Windows ready gerbv
installer. It should represent a self-contained Windows version of
our latest gerbv release, gerbv-2.0.1. Windows users can grab the
release from gerbv's SourceForge download site here:

http://sourceforge.net/project/showf...group_id=33921

The file to grab is called gerbvinst-2.0.1.exe.

Cheers,

Stuart

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On Mar 4, 8:35 am, Stuart Brorson <s...@cloud9.net> wrote:
> In article <13olp0qlmgrs...@corp.supernews.com> you wrote:
> : Stuart Brorson wrote:
>
> :> Hello!
> :>
> :> This is to announce the release of gerbv-2.0.0! Gerbv is an open source
> :> Gerber file (RS-274X only) viewer .....
> :> For more information, browse to gerbv's web site:
> :>
> :>http://gerbv.sourceforge.net/
> [...]
>
> : Is there a version for Windoz?
>
> Hello again!
>
> By popular demand, one of our team put together a Windows ready gerbv
> installer. It should represent a self-contained Windows version of
> our latest gerbv release, gerbv-2.0.1. Windows users can grab the
> release from gerbv's SourceForge download site here:
>
> http://sourceforge.net/project/showf...group_id=33921
>
> The file to grab is called gerbvinst-2.0.1.exe.

I tried using this and it crashes when I try to open a Gerber or XYRS
file. Is there a forum for support?

Rick

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rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> writes:
> I tried using this and it crashes when I try to open a Gerber or XYRS
> file. Is there a forum for support?

gerbv uses the geda-user mailing list: http://www.geda.seul.org/mailinglist/

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On Apr 22, 10:23 am, DJ Delorie <d...@delorie.com> wrote:
> rickman <gnu...@gmail.com> writes:
> > I tried using this and it crashes when I try to open a Gerber or XYRS
> > file. Is there a forum for support?
>
> gerbv uses the geda-user mailing list:http://www.geda.seul.org/mailinglist/

I found it and have exchanged a few posts. It seems the Windows port
is *very* new and not ready for prime time. I sent some Gerber files
off to a volunteer so he could try isolating the problem.

I like some things about gerbv and am not sure of others. Once I
loaded my top side gerber file the refresh rate got really slow. In
FreePCB the zoom is virtually real time as you roll the scroll wheel.
Each c**** of the wheel in gerbv is 2 second and this is not an over
complex board... although I have used flood fill. The refresh time
also goes up with more layers. Maybe this is a Windows only issue and
will improve as the graphics code is optimized for Windows.

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rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> writes:
> Once I loaded my top side gerber file the refresh rate got really
> slow.

Try reducing the quality setting in gerbv. At max quality, it really
needs a graphics card and library that can do the shading it needs in
a reasonable time. I have a Fedora core duo with an nvidia 7950 and
it's still not fast enough to render in a reasonable time, but other
people with other configurations find it to be speedy.