Mega FP?8000 XL Instruction Manual - page 11
Gerb2bitmap COMMANDS OVERVIEW:
Icons (from left):
JOB
Job‐New starts a new plotting project – default situation when starting this program.
Job‐Open opens project file previously saved by command
Job‐Save or Save as. Job‐Save /Save as saves the current plotting project as it is in this program under its
own file format (.wpr). This allows to exit program and return back without losing any work previously done
with loading Gerber and aperture files, penalization, etc.,….
Job‐Close clears the plotting area and loaded data to allow to start another project
Job‐Print (or an icon) can print preview image for checking
Job‐Export Photoplotter Bitmap (or an icon) converts loaded Gerber data into hi‐resolution bitmap file for
selected plotting layer, with specified output resolution and saves it under specified name. User note
attached to the file may be here entered. (Export name). After executing OK program calculates new raster
data and displays it for checking. Please note that this operation may take some time, be patient.
Job‐Preview (or an icon) allows previewing image(s) as it look like on the plot for selected layer.
Job‐Import Master Gerber loads main (independent) Gerber file(s)
Job‐Import Associated Gerber loads Gerber file(s) associated with the Master file (soldermask, etc…) on
selected layer (film)
Job‐Import Apertures loads aperture file for selected layer (film)
Job‐Exit ends the program
EDIT:
Edit‐Insert Mark allows to insert a small Gerber image to the film – see Preference‐Mark
Edit‐Copy to Clipboard
Edit‐Delete Board (or an icon) deletes selected board image(s) and associated Gerber and aperture file. Edit‐
Lock All Boards glues images to their location in plotting area to prevent any shift or move.
Edit‐Unlock All Boards unglues all images, so they may be moved inside plotting area as needed. Edit‐
Relative move of Locked Boards allows to move glued images relatively to their current position in X and Y
coordinates. Please note, that Y coordinate has reverse polarity (positive value moves image vertically down).
TOOLS:
Tools‐Panelise Boards allows to do simple film panelisation. The number of copies in X and Y direction and
spacing between images (edge to edge) can be set in opened dialog window.
New copied images appears as green rectangles. Green colour means that this image is not active (cannot be
moved, deleted, …). To set any green rectangles as active, click right mouse button on it and use
Set Active command. Note, that only one active image (board) at the same time will be inside plotting area.
Import Master Gerber
Panelise Selection Board
Delete Selected Board
Preview
Export Gerber to Bitmap
Print Preview
View and Edit Aperture Table
Import Apertures