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The Gerber file format is a vector © based format used by GerbTools, ViewMate and CamTastic as a simple way of transferring printed circuit board information to a wide variety of devices. The Extended Gerber Format (RS-274X) handles information for defining shapes and sizes of lines and other features. This format supports Polygons, Circles, Ovals, Outlines, Arcs, Lines, Rectangles, Moire and Thermal.
This file format is not supported in the non-vector toolkits. Read and write support for this format is provided in the LEADTOOLS Vector Imaging Pro toolkit and is unlocked when the Vector features are unlocked.
The default extension used by this format is: GBR
This file format does support layers.
File constants associated with this file format are:
| Constant | Read Support | Write Support | Description |
| Gerber | Yes | Yes | Gerber Vector |
The following table indicates which objects LEAD can load and which objects it can save:
| Object: | Load: | Save: |
| Arc | Supported | Supported |
| Chord | Supported | Supported |
| Circle | Supported | Supported |
| Lines | Supported | Supported |
| Moire | Supported | Not Supported |
| Outlines | Supported | Not Supported |
| Ovals | Supported | Supported |
| Polygons | Supported | Supported |
| Rectangle | Supported | Not Supported |
| Thermal | Supported | Not Supported |
Required DLL: Leadtools.Vector.dll and Leadtools.Codecs.Gbr.dll. For a listing of the exact DLLs needed, based on the toolkit version, refer to Files To Be Included With Your Application .
Related Formats: CGM - Computer Graphics Metafile, CMX - Corel Presentation Exchange Format, DGN - Intergraph Format, DRW - Micrografx Designer DRaWing, DWF - DWF Format, DWG - DWG Format, DXF - Drawing Interchange Format, EMF - Windows Metafile Formats, PCL - Printer Command Language Format, PCT - Macintosh Pict Format, PDF - Portable Document Format, PLT - PLT / HPGL Format, PS - PostScript Document Format, RTF - Rich Text Format, SHP - ESRI Shape Format, SVG - Scalable Vector Graphics Format, WPG - WordPerfect Vector Format, WMF - Windows Metafile Formats, WMZ - Compressed Windows Metafile Format, E00 - ArcInfo Interchange File Format, MIF - MapInfo Interchange File Format.
Platforms: .NET 2/3, .NET 4