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DirtyPCBs support / Printed Circuit Board DFM Info
IN PCB DESIGN EDITOR OPEN COMPLETED PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD FILE ...
SELECT EXPORT TO GERBER FILE OPTION ...
CREATE NEW FOLDER WITH PROJECT NAME ...
EXAMPLE: MYPCBGERBER
ADD FILES TO FOLDER ...
EXIT FOLDER AND RIGHT BUTTON MOUSE CLICK ON IT AND SELECT 'SEND TO' COMPRESSED (ZIPPED) FOLDER ...
THE NEW COMPRESSED FOLDER (EXAMPLE: MYPCBGERBER.ZIP) WILL BE READY FOR UPLOAD!
HINT: I ALSO STRONGLY RECOMMEND ADVISE RECIPIENT TO RIGHT BUTTON MOUSE CLICK .ZIP FOLDER ...
SELECT 'PROPERTIES' AND 'UNBLOCK' TO ENSURE PROPER ACCESS.
2-LAYER BOARD GERBER FILES TO INCLUDE:
Copper Top Layer
Copper Bottom Layer
Silk Screen Top Layer
Silk Screen Bottom Layer
Solder Mask Top Layer
Solder Mask Bottom Layer
Drill Machine Information
Printed Circuit Board Outline
'QUICK TURN' SMALL QTY. 'SAFE SIZES':
Printed Circuit Board Pad Dimensions:
Drill Hole Size x 1.67 (+16 mils min.) = Pad Size
Pad Size + Pad Size/2 (+16 mils min.) = Solder Mask Size
Minimum Font Size: 7 mils x 75 mils (All UPPER CASE)
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GERBER FILE 'FOOD FOR THOUGHT'
Gerber File Viewer Windows Version ZIP File ... Portable (Freeware): gerbv
Website URL: https://sourceforge.net/projects/gerbv/
INSTALL TIPS:
Always Right Button Mouse Click ... Go To Menu Bottom 'Properties' and 'Unblock' Before ZIP File Extract
Right Click EXE Installation Files and 'Run as administrator'
Gerber File Extensions RS-274X
Software: Protel
Ext. Description
.txt - drill file
.gbo - bottom overlay (silk screen)
.gbl - bottom layer (copper)
.gbp - bottom (paste)
.gbs - bottom (solder mask)
.gko - keep out
.gm1 - mechanical 1 (board outline)
.gm2 - mechanical 2
.gml - mil layer
.g1 - inner routing layer 1
.g2 - inner routing layer 2
.gp1 - inner plane 1 (negative)
.gp2 - inner plane 2 (negative)
.gpb - bottom pad master
.gpi - photoplotter info file
.gpt - top pad master
.grb - standard 'generic' filename extension
.gtl - top layer (copper)
.gto - top overlay (silk screen)
.gtp - top paste
.gts - top solder mask
Other Miscellaneous Files:
Ext. Description
.apr - aperture report file
.dri - drill station info file
.drl - nc drill (unknown binary drill file)
.ldp - layer report file
.drr - drill report
.rul - rule report file
Software: Eagle
Ext. Description
.cmp - top copper
.sol - bottom copper
.stc - top soldermask
.sts - Bottom soldermask
.plc - top silkscreen
.pls - bottom silkscreen
.drd - nc drill
Software: Orcad
Ext. Description
.top - top copper
.bot - bottom copper
.smt - top soldermask
.smb - bottom soldermask
.sst - top silkscreen
.ssb - bottom silkscreen
thruhole.tap - nc drill
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