Gerber RS-274D File Example

RS-274D uses two files to represent each layer of data. The first file is an aperture file which tells the plotter which shapes it can draw with. The second file is a list of coordinates and commands which tell the plotter how to draw the layer.

Aperture file

D10	10H	10V	Round	-Draw-
D11	20H	20V	Round	-Draw-
D12	15H	15V	Round	-Draw-
D13	5H	5V	Round	-Draw-
D14	40H	40V	Round	*Flash*
D15	34H	46V	RCT	*Flash*
D16	10H	10V	Square	-Draw-
D17	28H	100V	RCT	*Flash*
D18	60H	14V	RCT	*Flash*
D19	40H	40V	Round	-Draw-
D20	14H	60V	RCT	*Flash*

Coordinate Data File

%LPD*%
G75*D10*G1X98750Y71250D3*
%LPC*%
G75*D11*G1X19791Y-5996D2*X19878Y-6035D1*X19957Y-6114*X19996Y-6232*
Y-6272*X19957Y-6390*X19878Y-6468*X19791Y-6500*X19720D2*X19642Y-6468D1*
X19563Y-6390*X19524Y-6272*Y-6035*X19563Y-5870*X19602Y-5799*X19681Y-5720*
X19760Y-5681*X19524Y-6232D2*X19563Y-6114D1*X114510*Y130765*X119760*
X127890D2*Y140765D1*X122640*Y130765*X127890*X136020D2*Y140765D1*X130770*
Y130765*X136020*X144150D2*Y140765D1*X138900*Y130765*X144150*X111630D2*
X106380D1*Y140765*X111630*Y130765*X6800Y102445D2*X34800D1*Y140445*
Y140695*X28800*X6800*Y140445*Y102445*X129310Y70565D2*Y98565D1*X91310*
X91060*Y92565*Y70565*X91310*X129310*X45050D2*Y98565D1*X7050*X6800*Y92565*
Y70565*X7050*X45050*X87180Y38685D2*Y66685D1*X49180*X48930*Y60685*Y38685*
X49180*X87180*X129310Y6805D2*Y34805D1*X91310*X91060*Y28805*Y6805*X91310*
X129310*X45050D2*Y34805D1*X7050*X6800*Y28805*Y6805*X7050*X45050*X0Y0D2*
M02*