feuerrotfeuerrot@chaos.social
Jul 6, 2026, 4:43 PMdear duckduckfedi,
how the fuck do I export Gerber files from krita?
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- feuerrotfeuerrot@chaos.socialJul 6, 2026, 8:53 PM
Jul 6, 2026, 9:55 PM@feuerrot at one of my old jobs someone submitted a powerpoint. It got fabbed, worked and solved a production issue
- feuerrotfeuerrot@chaos.socialJul 7, 2026, 8:08 AM
@xssfox ooh, that's a cool hack! What was the smallest part size on that board?
- Jul 7, 2026, 9:30 AM
@feuerrot all through hole so pretty chunk
Jul 7, 2026, 4:54 AM@feuerrot ... Now I kinda wanna turn that into Gerber files and have it manufactured, just for the looks of it
Jul 7, 2026, 8:35 AM
Jul 7, 2026, 11:28 AM@feuerrot is that for running a PC mic off of phantom power?
- feuerrotfeuerrot@chaos.socialJul 7, 2026, 11:33 AM
- Jul 7, 2026, 12:02 PM
@feuerrot hehehe recognized it because years ago I built this funky thing XD
- feuerrotfeuerrot@chaos.socialJul 8, 2026, 8:44 AM
@ebrnd did you use the LED as a power indicator or instead of a zener diode?
- Jul 8, 2026, 8:58 AM
@feuerrot yah its kind of a voltage regulator instead of a zener (but forward). The specs of my headset say 1.something to 9V (if I remember correctly), and some sound cards I've measured were mostly on the lower end of that range, so I figured the forward voltage of an LED would just fit..
The components were mostly chosen because I had them in my parts box
Kit BashirUnixbigot@aus.socialJul 7, 2026, 4:35 AM
Nina Kalininanina_kali_nina@tech.lgbtJul 7, 2026, 8:29 AM@Unixbigot @feuerrot @xssfox there are also plugins and converters for that, like https://github.com/jaseg/gerbolyze
Janajanamarie@mystical.gardenJul 7, 2026, 9:14 AM@feuerrot this is fantastic!
I feel like there is no technical reason to not get it fabbed, maybe the feature size will hunt you with the feathered brushes.. :D I wonder what the best way of export would be, I could shove this through altium, but I am sure kicad can process this into gerber as well.. or there probably even is a proper png-to-gerber tool
cpressercccpresser@chaos.socialJul 7, 2026, 9:45 AM@janamarie @feuerrot gerbolyze it.
jasegjaseg@chaos.socialJul 7, 2026, 10:10 AM@cccpresser @janamarie @feuerrot gerbolyze / gerbonara can do lossless svg to gerber. I’m happy to help if you have questions :)
