GBR_rip

gbr2tiff64

gbrfile

-xf:xformfile

the gbr2tiff program

the Gerber file to be ripped

optional; name of an ascii file contain transform parameters for mirroring, rotation and scaling.

-tiff:outputfile

-pack:outputfile

-bmp:outputfile

-bitmap:outputfile

-bigtiff

output file in 1 bit tiff; uncompressed

output file is 1 bit tiff; packbits compression.

output in Windows BMP (monochrome)

output is raw bitmap (uncompressed)

Turn on Big TIFF header which allows output files over 4 GB. Must be used along with -tiff or -pack command line options.

[other options]

-ram:R

-units:

-dpi:DPI

or

-dpm:DPM

or

-pixelsize:P

if these are used as command line arguments then they supersede the same directive in the xform file.

use R as the raster buffer size (Mb) default=32M

{inch | mm} specifies xformfile units with the exception of Resolution (DPI) which is always in inches (aliases -inch, -mm)

dots per inch (fractions OK)

dots per millimeter (fractions OK)

diameter of pixel (units will be inch or mm based on -units value)

-tiff:outputfile

-pack:outputfile

-bmp:outputfile

-bitmap:outputfile

-bigtiff

output file in 1 bit tiff; uncompressed

output file is 1 bit tiff; packbits compression.

output in Windows BMP (monochrome)

output is raw bitmap (uncompressed)

Turn on Big TIFF header which allows output files over 4 GB. Must be used along with -tiff or -pack command line options.

-dpx:[DPX]

-dpy:[DPY]

-inverse

-reverse

-super:[ 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 ]

-super:18

-super:28

-super:48

indicates the integral reduction of DPI in X

indicates the integral reduction of DPI in Y

output image polarity is reversed (bits are flipped)

remaps the BMP color table to reverse darkest/lightest

super sample output

monochrome TIFF or BMP but using 8 bits per pixel.

super sample output 2x2 and each byte corresponds to one pixel (-tiff). -super:2, each byte contains 4 pixels.

super sample output 4x4 and each byte corresponds to one pixel (-tiff). -super:4, each byte contains 2 pixels.

-rle

-bmp4gb

BMP for GREYSCALE output with RLE8 compression

output is Windows BMP to avoid 4GB limit (avoids the check for file and image sizes and writes "0" into the BMP header fields that hold the image and file size.

-color[:2 | 16 | 256]

-greylevel:L,H,D

-add {GerberDrillFile}

set BMP output to 2, 16, or 256 greyscale modes (BMP only)

specify min grey value to be L, max value to be H and that of drill files to be D (only valid for -super:16)

add GerberDrillFile to base image (to be used in conjunction with -super:16 and -greylevels)

-asizeup:X

-rotate:A

-scale:X[,Y][@P,Q]

-shift:X,Y

-xmirror:X

-ymirror:Y

-drawadj:A

size aperture info up by X units

rotate image A degrees (alias -rA) (when using -imagesize -rotate:auto is valid)

scale data by X and Y in the x and y directions respectively (optionally about the point P,Q) (default: X = Y) (alias -sX)

translate data by X and Y (incompatible with -wplot)

reflect data about the line x = X (-wplot implies simple X mirror, i.e. -mirror:x)

reflect data about the line y = Y (-wplot implies simple Y mirror, i.e. -mirror:y)

same as above except the amount of adjustmentis user specified. (Units based on value in transform file, or delineated on command line)

-step:Nx,Ny,Dx,Dy

-wplot x0,y0 x1,y1

or

-wplot @filename

-pause

-status

-logcalls

arrays data in an Nx by Ny rectangular array with spacing of Dx and Dy

rasterize data in the window from x0,y0(LL) to x1,y1(UR)

where filename is an ascii text file thatcontains a number lines and each line has the window's corner coordinates: LLx,LLy URx,URy Requires multi-window license.

don't run right away, wait for user intervention. requires -status

run visibly.

record the calls to setupFunc to plot.log for debugging purposes.

-nopad

-noplot

-scanonly

-aw

-aw:L,R,T,B

do not pad tiff output to the nearest byte.

do not create any output, rip data only; for debugging purposes.

do not create any output, scan input GERBER file only

auto window data (overrides -wplot parameters).

auto window data with margins where L, R, T and B are the margins on the left, right, bottom, and top (don't use with -margin).

-margin:X

-margin:L,R,B,T

-threshold:N,N,N

Engine Arguments

provide a border of X units (used in conjunction with -wplot or -aw).

provide a border where each side (L=left, R=Right,B=bottom and T=top) is independently set by the user.

Associated with super sampling (-super:2, -super:4, -super:8, -super:16). The output is always 2 bits per sample.

arguments that follow -engargs do not affect GBR2TIFF but are passed to the gbrplt.dll argument list.

-margin:X

-novalidate

-compensate

-thrnum:N

-msgcbs

-keep

-logmem

-loglibs

-drawadj[:V]

-slant_adjust

Split274x Arguments

Arguments passed directly to the gbrplt64.dll

turns off input file validation.

compensate G36/G37 data by 1/2 pixel (implies validation, same as -contours) if -compensate is used, it forces validation also.

Use multiple threads for faster rasterization. Requires additional key codes.

suppress popups and make use of message callbacks instead

do not delete temporary files

report memory statistics to plot.log

log library usage to plot.log

"uncompensate" trace data by Value when compensating contour data

Turn ON corrections for round ended linear draws when the slope of a trace was between -20 and 20 degrees.

arguments that come between -bgn_split_args and -end_split_args do not affect GBR2TIFF but are passed to the split274x64.dll (these must be placed after -engargs on the command line)

-bgn_split_args

-chord_error:value

-arcres:value

-sr_span_tol:value

-fmt:value

-end_split_args

Start of arguments to be passed to split274x64.dll

Specifies arc chord error for arc data representation.

Specifies arc resolution for arc data representation.

Specifies resolution to use when handling SR. Takes unit specifier (For example 1.01um)

Specifies different format from input Gerber file to increase/decrease resolution of data during the conversion process (For example -fmt:26)

End of arguments to be passed to split274x64.dll