I am reviewing PCB Gerber files returned to me by the PCB fab house after their edits. I am not able to load the Excellon drill file oddly enough. It has an M70 code which GerbV flags as an error.
When I look up the M70 code I can't find a definition for it other than in the rather wordy command, "M02X#Y#M70" which is called Swap Axis. I do find M70 alone in many example files. I see it under "Inch Measuring Mode M72". So is M70 a synonym for M72? Excellon seems to indicate M70 is "format 1" while M72 is "format 2".
So how is M70 different from "INCH,LZ"? The example on the following Excellon page has an example drill file with both commands.
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If this is valid, why doesn't GerbV accept it?