Gerber Viewer and Converter

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 Gerber Viewer and Converter

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Version 11.40
June 3, 2026
Maintenance Update 		Downloads:
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News:
  • Added support for three different full-screen crosshair cursor styles.
    The available crosshair styles are shown below.

    You can select the active crosshair cursor from Settings → Application Options → Display, or quickly cycle through the available styles using the new Alt+X keyboard shortcut.
  • Added Alt+X keyboard shortcut to cycle through the available crosshair cursor styles.
  • Updated and improved the application themes.
Solved Issues:
• The selected print watermark was displayed at wrong position in the preview window.
Version 11.37
May 14, 2026
Maintenance Update 		Downloads:
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Solved Issues:
1691 Snap now also works for pads created using filled areas. GerbView will snap to the geometric center of the filled area.
1690 Fixed an issue where macro apertures found in a P-CAD 2006 file from a customer were displayed incorrectly.
• ODB++ component layers can now be converted to both DXF and PDF.
Version 11.36
April 28, 2026
Maintenance Update 		Downloads:
32-bit 64-bit
Solved Issues:
1684  An ODB++ file from a customer caused GerbView to close during loading.
• Fixed an issue where, in some cases, only visible layers were exported even when other layers were selected in the export dialogs.
• Added a Select All button to export dialogs. By default, only visible layers are selected.
• Fixed an issue where ODB component layers were not listed in the Export to DXF dialog. Component layers can now be exported to DXF format.
Version 11.35
February 24, 2026
Maintenance Update 		Downloads:
32-bit 64-bit
News:
  • Added a new setting to control the resolution of exported SVG files.
    The default value is 96 DPI (dots per inch)
Solved Issues:
1681 Fixed an issue where Gerber apertures defined with zero width became too thick when exported to a new Gerber file.
1680 Fixed an issue where exporting a rotated Gerber layer to a new Gerber file caused some flashes to have incorrect rotation.
1679 Fixed an issue where converting a customer-provided ODB file to Gerber created an invalid output file.
Version 11.33
January 2, 2026
Maintenance Update 		Downloads:
32-bit 64-bit
Solved Issues:
1677 An ODB++ file from a customer caused GerbView to close during loading.
1676 Fixed an issue where some macro apertures in customer Gerber files were displayed and exported incorrectly when the layer was mirrored.
Version 11.32
December 12, 2025
Maintenance Update 		Downloads:
32-bit 64-bit
News:
  • Added a new setting to control the number of digits used for cursor coordinates shown in the status bar.
  • Annotations are now included in multi-layer DXF output.
Solved Issues:
1674 Some thermal pads in a Gerber file from customer had an incorrect number of gaps.
1669 Project files created by version 7 were not loaded in version 11.
Now checks workspace size after rotating a layer, and will resize the workspace if required.
Version 11.30
October 8, 2025
Feature Update 		Downloads:
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News:
  • Three new buttons for PDF conversion have been added to the Conversion Tab:
    • Save as PDF: Combines all loaded layers into a single PDF file, with each layer as a separate PDF layer.
    • Save as PDF Multi-page: Places each loaded layer on its own page within a single PDF file.
    • Save as PDF Multi-file: Exports each loaded layer as a separate PDF file.
  • You can now also set the PDF/A conformance level for exported PDF files.
    The following PDF/A levels are supported:
    • PDF/A-1B
    • PDF/A-2B
    • PDF/A-3B
    • PDF/A-2U
    • PDF/A-3U
    • PDF/A-4
    • PDF/A-4e
  • For single file PDF conversions, any included annotations are now placed on a separate layer.
  • Added new Save as DXF Multi-file button to the Conversion Tab. Each loaded layer is exported as a separate DXF file.
  • Added option to enable or disable filled areas in DXF output (Settings→Application Options→Conversion).
  • Added option to enable or disable line widths in DXF output (Settings→Application Options→Conversion).
  • New keyboard shortcuts:
    • A: Zoom to extents of workspace.
    • F: Zoom to extents of visible layers.
    • W: Start the zoom window function.
    • F9: Toggle snap-to-objects mode, used by both measurement and annotation tools.
  • Added a new /cp command-line parameter for converting multiple layers into a single multi-page file (e.g., PDF).
  • Various minor improvements and refinements to the user interface.
Solved Issues:
1668 Missing slots in Excellon drill file from customer.
Fixed an issue where, after aligning a drill and a Gerber file, the drill data did not match the Gerber data in the DXF export.
Version 11.22
September 19, 2025
Maintenance Update 		Downloads:
32-bit 64-bit
Solved Issues:
1663When converting a file to Gerber file format, a redundant 10 mill aperture definition was added.
1662The newly added /ca command line parameter did not maintain original offsets when converting from Gerber to Gerber.
Version 11.20
September 13, 2025
Feature Update 		Downloads:
32-bit 64-bit
News:
  • Added a new /ca command line parameter which is primarily used for converting legacy Gerber to extended Gerber using an aperture file.
  • Snap options were moved from the status bar to the Home Tab close to the Measure command button for better visibility.
  • The measurement distance text is now displayed close to cursor position while measuring.
  • A new option to select if the measurement result should be displayed at mouse position or upper left of window, was added.
  • The AVIF image file format was added as a new output option for the Save As Image function.
Version 11.16
August 10, 2025
Maintenance Update 		Downloads:
32-bit 64-bit
News:
  • Added support for P-CAD aperture file format.
Solved Issues:
1660Not all apertures were included when saving the aperture table to a file from the Edit Aperture dialog.
-An option to enable usage of aligned offsets was added to the Save As RS-274 Single File dialog.
-The aperture preview in the "Edit Aperture" dialog is now working again.
Version 11.15
August 1, 2025
Maintenance Update 		Downloads:
32-bit 64-bit
Solved Issues:
1659A RS-274X Gerber file that contained only filled areas was incorrectly identified as RS-274D format.
1658A DXF file from customer was missing some bulges in a LWPOLYLINE entity.
-Excellon drill files which are aligned to match a Gerber layer can now be saved to a new drill file with correct offsets.
-The Gerber align layer tool did not work for filled areas.
-The DXF setting named Import Closed Polylines as Filled Polygons is now by default disabled.
-The DXF setting named Import Circles as Filled Pads is now by default disabled.
Version 11.12
July 8, 2025
Maintenance Update 		Downloads:
32-bit 64-bit
Solved Issues:
1656Some DXF files could cause an exception error during loading.
-The DXF layer selection dialog is no longer displayed if the file contains only one layer.
Version 11.11
June 21, 2025
Maintenance Update 		Downloads:
32-bit 64-bit
News
  • Added a new option to use the source file location for the Multi-file export functions.
Solved Issues:
1644A PDF file from customer was not identified as valid PDF format.
1637Some Italian characters in a HPGL/2 file from customer where not displayed correctly.
The new select net highlight tool was incorrectly disabled for ODB++ files.
Version 11.10
May 13, 2025
Feature Update 		Downloads:
32-bit 64-bit
News
  • Implemented support for Gerber X3 pin information. Component names and pin numbers are now shown in the inspection tooltip.
  • Implemented support for Gerber X3 net information. Net names are now shown in inspection tooltip.
  • Added support for Gerber X2 and X3 attributes found within G04 comments (starting with "#@!").
  • The Find Component dialog will now work for Gerber X3 files with pin information.
  • The Highlight Net dialog will now handle both ODB++ and Gerber X3 net information.
  • Added a new button for enabling net query select mode if an ODB+ or a Gerber X3 file with net information is loaded.
    This tool will highlight the complete net on all visible layers.
  • Added three options to toggle net highlight mode: 1.normal, 2.isolate and 3.standout.
  • The Component Report dialog will now list all found components in Gerber X3 files.
Solved Issues:
1653A DXF file was loaded with negative radius for some circles. This caused the Gerber export to generate invalid files.
1651Display of a macro aperture was wrong if the Gerber layer was mirrored in X direction.
1649The component names found in ODB++ component layers are now scaled to fit the component outline.
1428ALIGNMENT aperture type found in TopCAD aperture definition files was not handled.
Arcs in DXF files were not displayed correctly if the layer was mirrored in X direction.
Version 11.01
April 17, 2025
Major Update 		Downloads:
32-bit 64-bit
News
  • GerbView has been rebuilt using the latest available development tools (VS2022), enhancing performance and compatibility.
  • Due to the modernization, GerbView now supports only Windows 7 and newer versions, discontinuing support for older operating systems.
  • This version of GerbView includes a completely new and redesigned Gerber reader which solves all reported macro aperture errors.
  • Added JPEG XL as a new output format for the Save as Image function.
Solved Issues:
1648Solved an issue with missing macro apertures introduced in version 11.00.
1647Some Tango aperture types were not supported (REP file).
1645Several errors occurred when converting a PDF file from customer to Gerber.
These errors were mostly related to filled paths with holes (sub paths).
1642Aperture file format was not supported.
1641Gerber to DXF conversion did generate incorrect result.
1639Gerber macro apertures were not displayed correctly.
1638Gerber to DXF conversion did generate incorrect result.
1636Merge mode did not work since the file was using "clear" tracks and pads.
1628Gerber macro apertures were not displayed correctly.
1627Gerber macro apertures were not displayed correctly.
1623Gerber macro apertures were not displayed correctly.
1613Gerber macro apertures were not displayed correctly.
1603Gerber macro apertures were not displayed correctly.
1597Gerber macro apertures were not displayed correctly.
1590Gerber macro apertures were not displayed correctly.
1580Gerber macro apertures were not displayed correctly.
1552Gerber macro apertures were not displayed correctly.
1551Gerber macro apertures were not displayed correctly.
1522Command line conversion of Gerber files from customer failed.
1513Gerber macro apertures were not displayed correctly.
1634Gerber macro apertures were not displayed correctly.
1473Gerber macro apertures were not displayed correctly.
1464Gerber macro apertures were not displayed correctly.
1404PDF conversion to Gerber failed.
1381Gerber macro apertures were not displayed correctly.
1300Gerber macro apertures were not displayed correctly.
1119Gerber macro apertures were not displayed correctly.
1026Gerber macro apertures were not displayed correctly.
710Gerber macro apertures were not displayed correctly.

Older GerbView Updates:

Updates for version 10.xx
Updates for version 9.xx
Updates for version 8.xx
Updates for version 7.xx