> I have ordered a couple of boards in the past couple of weeks that I
> designed using Eagle.  Unfortunately both orders have been delayed by a
> clearance less than the specification.  The DRC in Eagle gives me
> hundreds of meaningless clearance errors from pads that I have
> overlapped to create the pad size that I need.  I just had the thought
> that I could create my own pads without this problem with a copper
> polygon and a Stop polygon to block the soldermask.  However, I would
> still like to be able to directly check the output files before I submit
> them.  Is there a (preferably free or at least cheap) program that can
> take Gerber files and check the clearances of pads and traces that are
> not in contact?
> 
> Thanks,
> Nick

Have a look at GraphiCode.  The preview version is free and (IIRC) allows
you to open Gerber plots and check them out.

Mike H.
_______________________________________________
http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive
View/change your membership options at
http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist