Software Companions - Gerber and HPGL Viewers

Software Companions Product Catalog

ViewCompanion Family

ViewCompanion Family Editons

ViewCompanion is available as three different editions and below you will find a short description of each of them.
If you're not sure which edition you'll need, you can find a description of the main differences on the following pages:
ViewCompanion Feature Comparison Chart
ViewCompanion File Format Support Comparison Chart


ViewCompanion Standard

View, print, compare, annotate and convert all your PDF, DWF, DWFX, PLT, CGM and Gerber files. ViewCompanion can convert your files to many different file formats, including Adobe PDF, Autodesk DWF, AutoCAD DXF, CGM, CALS, JPEG, TIFF and more.
Both batch printing and conversion is included.


ViewCompanion Pro

The Pro edition includes all Standard features, and add support for additional file formats: TIFF, CALS, JPEG, JPEG XL, PNG, EDMICS, Intergraph and a few other image file formats. With Pro you can also split and merge PDF files. If you have Microsoft ® Office or LibreOffice installed on your system you can can also view, markup and convert Office formats like DOCX, PPTX and more. You can use the annotation tools available in ViewCompanion to perform a digital takeoff.


ViewCompanion Premium

The Premium edition includes all features from both Standard and Pro, and adds additional advanced tools for working with PDF and Image files. These tools will allow you to for example digitally sign PDF files, convert your PDF files into PDF/A standard and remove yellow stain from scanned documents.
ViewCompanion Premium includes a powerful PDF to CAD tool can convert your PDF files into editable DXF files.



GerbView

GerbView

View, convert and print Gerber, PDF, ODB++, Excellon, HPGL/2 and PLT formats. Check your files before you send them to the PCB manufacturer, and eliminate costly errors. Use the markup feature to add text, barcode, images and other elements to your files. GerbView can convert your files to a large number of file formats including Autodesk DXF, Adobe PDF, DWF, JPEG, HPGL/2, SVG, TIF, CALS and PNG.
You can use GerbView to convert your older Gerber files to the newer extended Gerber format.



scViewerX - ActiveX SDK Developer License

GerbView

scViewerX is a feature-rich ActiveX control that can view, compare, print and convert PLT, Adobe PDF, Autodesk DWF, CGM, Gerber, TIFF, CALS and other formats.
ScViewerX has markup functionality (also known as annotation or commenting) that can be used to add stamps, texts, measurements, barcodes, images and much more to the viewed document. The annotation measurement tools can be used to do digital takeoff, as shown in the screenshot above. The application used for this image is one of the source code sample projects that are included in the SDK.

A scViewerX SDK developer license will allow you can create an application that can view, annotate, print and convert files using the control. scViewerX can convert your files to many different file formats, including Adobe PDF, Autodesk DWF, AutoCAD DXF, CGM, CALS, JPEG, TIFF and more.



scConverter SDK Developer License

Conversion SDK for converting PDF, TIFF, DWF, CALS, PLT, CGM and more

scConverter is a component (DLL) for converting PDF, DWF, TIFF, CALS, HPGL, HPGL/2, PLT, CGM and other formats. Convert your files to Adobe PDF, Autodesk DWF, AutoCAD DXF, CGM, CALS, JPEG, TIFF and more.
scConverter includes functions for merging (combining) and splitting PDF files.