Questions tagged [gerber]
Gerber files are a standard way to define how to build a PCB. The current standard is RS-274X. This tag should be used for questions dealing with generating, importing/exporting, and validating Gerber files.
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How to panelize gerber files?
I am planning on ordering a panel with four different designs on it. Two were made in Altium, while the other two were made in Eagle.
Altium has a great tool for panelizing boards designed in it, but ...
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Can you load Gerber files back into a PCB layout designer such as Eagle?
There's a PCB I may need to change a solder pad, but the schematic and layout are gone and were not added to source control. Is it possible to load the Gerber files back into a designer to change the ...
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Can I convert Gerber X1 to Gerber X2 or Gerber X3?
I have Gerber files (.pho and .fph) files provided by the customer. I do not have pcb schematic and pcb design for this board. I need to convert these Gerber files to Gerber X3 format. For a PCB which ...
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DRC tool for Gerber files
Do you know any tools which perform design rule checking for Gerber files of PCB and are suitable for using in batch mode on a remote server? Something similar to what BatchPCB or FreeDFM uses (I ...
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How does E-Test at a PCB Fab work?
I always see the option for E-testing when sending PCB's off to a fab house. I gather it is an electrical test to test all the connections. But how do they do it? They don't have my schematic! Only ...
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After the PCB is designed, what do I need to check in the Gerber files?
As and after the PCB is designed, I check it using the native CAD tools. What do I need to check to make sure the generated Gerber files are ok?
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Import Gerber files into Altium
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I would like to import Gerber files into an Altium Designer PCB document for re-using an in-PCB spiral inductor but the importer fails to interpret the Gerber files in a correct way. Has ...
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How to create complex copper shapes in Eagle
I'm new to eagle but for a project I need to create a pcb with a complex arrangement of exposed copper contacts. The board is going to be used as a simple touch sensor made up of concentric and ...
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Altium Power Plane Gerber inverted
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I used internal power planes for the first time (Altium), and I now want to generate fabrication outputs in the form of Gerbers.
The gerber below illustrates my internal GND plane, to ...
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Gerber to DXF converter
What's a good utility to convert gerbers to DXF/DWG?
The reason I ask: I'd like to create gerbers to give to mechanical engineers for use in SolidWorks to look for interference due to solder fillets ...
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Generating a cutting line from a Gerber outline
Our PCB fab has decided to charge us extra for our PCBs unless we provide them with a cutter tool path on a Gerber layer. Amazingly, Altium doesn't seem to have a tool to automatically generate this ...
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Exporting fabrication files (gerber) in Altium leads to wrong connections
I'm going to print my first PCB wich is a small controller, nothing complicated. I know that I need to output GERBER or GERBER-X2 files. I prefer GERBERX2 because it comes with the board outline for ...
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Make Simple PCB and export Gerber file [closed]
I have a lascar LCD volt/ammeter that has 10 pins. What I want to do is design a simple PCB that has a few resistors, connects to a battery and an aircraft then send off a Gerber file to a ...
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