One more question about eagle software.

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dasatboy

New Member

• Jul 10, 2008

• #1

Is there a way to make a gerber file from the eagle software for a PCB printing house??

 

3v0

Coop Build Coordinator

Forum Supporter

• Jul 10, 2008

• #2

dasatboy said:

Is there a way to make a gerber file from the eagle software for a PCB printing house??

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Yes. Eagle is coomonly used to generate such files. I etch my own and never done so. I think you do it with a CAM job.

EDIT:
One the the PCB places (maybe the one associated with Sparkfun) has a tutorial on doing just that.

 

Last edited: Jul 10, 2008

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dasatboy

New Member

• Jul 10, 2008

• #3

Thank You sir! I will check it out!!

 

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Speakerguy

Active Member

• Jul 10, 2008

• #4

You can also just open one of the job files that's included in the eagle install. It will make everything except for the drill file. You have to open another job to get the excellon drill.

 

Boncuk

New Member

• Jul 10, 2008

• #5

From the control panel open "CAM JOBS".

Select gerb274x.cam. Type in the file name and the rest is done automatically.

You might also select gerber.cam.

Most of the PCB manufacturers work using extended gerber, so its adivsable to use gerb274x.cam.

Boncuk

 

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Speakerguy

Active Member

• Jul 10, 2008

• #6

He needs to use the drill job as well for the drill output (excellon).

 

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dasatboy

New Member

• Jul 11, 2008

• #7

thanks guys!!

 

Boncuk

New Member

• Jul 12, 2008

• #8

speakerguy79 said:

He needs to use the drill job as well for the drill output (excellon).

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There are already adequate drill files contained in the set of Gerber files. An Exellon file is required only if you want to drill your PCB using a CNC controlled drill press and the layout is not created by a Gerber photo plotter. Most of them understand just Exellon.

My PCB manufacturer never asks for Exellon files and makes the boards very much to my satisfaction just with the entire set of Gerber files.

Hans