This is an article I posted in the Autodesk newsgroup. There I got an "official" response, which I appreciate, but which really didn't aznswer the question for my needs: Is anyone here using or aware of a third-party plug-in to export AutoCad to Gerber and Excellon formats for PCB manufacture? I am interested in plug-ins with or without much in the way of PCB design wizardry. I am on 2004DX, so I don't know whether old things like "Autopads" are useable - or any good. Thanks in advance, Greg Faris