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DirtyPCBs support / Re: Please try the new site :)
[quote author="tve"]Any chance you could provide a full-page preview of the board? When submitting brd files it's really helpful to be able to see a good preview to confirm that everything came across correctly. Ideally there'd be a preview of each layer but at least creating a large preview would help.[/quote]

No everyone submits their PCB's using Eaglecad brd formats. Using an on-line gerber viewer to review the pcb is my preference. If you want to give it a go, check out the one at circuitpeople:

http://www.circuitpeople.com/
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DirtyPCBs support / Re: DesignSpark HowTo
The easiest way I found is to rename the Design Spark PCB gerbers files to use the same file extensions as used by EagleCAD and then zip the renamed gerber files.

Here's a copy of a batch file I wrote:

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echo ** Gerber Rename **

ren "*Top Copper.gbr" pcbname.GTL
ren "*Bottom Copper.gbr" pcbname.GBL
ren "*Top Copper (Resist).gbr" pcbname.GTS
ren "*Bottom Copper (Resist).gbr" pcbname.GBS
ren "*Top Silkscreen.gbr" pcbname.GTO
ren "*Bottom Silkscreen.gbr" pcbname.GBO

ren "*Top Copper (Paste).gbr" pcbname.GTP
ren "*Board Outline.gbr" pcbname.GML

ren "*Drill Ident Drawing - Through Hole.gbr" "pcbname_Drill Ident Drawing - Through Hole.txt"
ren "*Drill Data - Through Hole.drl" "pcbname_Drill Data - Through Hole.txt"
ren "*Drill Data - Through Hole (Unplated).drl" "pcbname_Drill Data - Through Hole (Unplated).txt"

where pcbname is the file name you want to use
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DirtyPCBs support / Re: Designspark PCB - Drill & Milling Data
[quote author="jck"]But: dirty pcb wants all the data for cutouts and so on the drill file. So I just added my "mechanical"-layer (which only includes the cut-outs) to the excellon drill-file and ordered the pcb.
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That's a new one to me, I've not been asked to do it that way before.

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I will let you know if this worked as expected.
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So hopefully everything will be ok :-)
Yes, please let us know how it works out.
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DirtyPCBs support / Re: Designspark PCB - Drill & Milling Data
Hi Jan

Welcome to DP

I've not tried this method for mechanical cutouts but you can create your own layers and assign them to gerber outputs:

1. In the Design Technology Settings, from Menu select "Settings -> Design Technology -> Layers Types" and create a new layer type called "Cut-Outs". Make it "non-electrical" and deselect all pads.

2. In "Settings -> Design Technology -> Layers, create a new layer "Cutouts" and select its type as "Cut-Outs" .

3. Create your board cutouts by adding "shapes" to the layout and assigning the shapes (via the shapes properties) to the layer "Cutouts"

4. In "Output -> Manufacturing Plots -> Add Plot -> Gerber", create a new gerber output and select "Cutouts"

When you generate the gerbers there should be an extra file with the shape/cutouts. Check the gerber on http://www.circuitpeople.com

Hope this helps.
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DirtyPCBs support / Re: Price hike coming! But boards are even cheaper for VDPs
[quote author="ian"]
1. Raise board prices so protopacks are $1 more expensive than the cheapest option on PCB shopper.
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just checked and the cheapest is $9.90 so happy to pay the extra for the great service.

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2. The new site has a VDP (very dirty person) system.
Rewarding loyalty both old and new always make good business sense. Keeps the customers coming back.

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3. Lower prices on bulk orders. People ordering in volume are always polite, courteous, and professional. I'd like more of these even if we make very little profit on the orders.
Yeah. Cheaper bulk orders. Hits the bulls eye. I can be polite, courteous and professional for a cheaper service :-)

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4. Increase shipping fees a bit. Currently we sell shipping at cost. That's unfeasible because there's nothing to cover the cost of replacement shipments that are inevitable in custom fabbed products.
I know this one is painful and it does my head in every time I ship my own product to my customers. Please try and avoid crazy DHL/FedEx costs were its $70 for $10 worth of stuff as it completely blows away the concept of cheap and dirty.

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5. Still not sure on this one, but it is an idea we're tossing around... An even cheaper board option
Cool, I'm happy to take the risk and not complaining if its wrong.

with that said I'm Looking forward to seeing the new improvements.
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Project logs / R-Kade Zero project
Hi All

R-Kade Zero + Raspberry Pi Zero = Tiny Video Gaming System

I'd like to share my latest DirtyPCB project:



It's basically a interchangeable mini gaming controller board for the RPi Zero. Being interchangeable it gives the player a choice for their favourite style of play.

Project build details are here:

https://hackaday.io/project/9844-r-kade-zero

I've had a lot of people asking about it so I've created a kickstarter for anyone who's interested in getting one. Details here:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1120658355/r-kade-zero

I hope you enjoy it.

More pics:



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