Gerbv-2.0.1 for Windows released -- was: Re: Gerbv-2.0.0 released!

[Stuart Brorson]

: 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/showfiles.php?group_id=33921

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

Cheers,

Stuart

 

[rickman]

: 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/showfiles.php?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

 

[DJ Delorie]

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/

 

[rickman]

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 click 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.

 

[DJ Delorie]

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.