How to export CircuitMaker PCB to Gerber files and NC Drill File
Generating Gerber file
- Open Gerber Setup
- Click the “ Gerber” Icon
- General Setting
- In the General tab set the Units to Inches and Format to 2:5 (0.01 mill resolution)
- Layers Setting
- In general, there are minimum 8x layers you need to have a PCB fabricated, considering a standard 2 layer PCB. For multiple layers of PCB, these layers may be increased.
- pcbname.GTL Top Copper
- pcbname.GTS Top Solder Mask
- pcbname.GTO Top Silkscreen
- pcbname.GBL Bottom copper
- pcbname.GBS Bottom Solder Mask
- pcbname.GBO Bottom Silkscreen:
- pcbname.TXT Drills
- pcbname.GML/GKO Board Outline
- pcbname.GL2 Inner Layer2( for ≥4 layer)
- pcbname.GL3 Inner Layer3( for ≥4 layer)
- Please make sure you have a clear outline layer, outline layer or GKO layer can describe the outline. Choose one of them to generate the outline.
- In general, there are minimum 8x layers you need to have a PCB fabricated, considering a standard 2 layer PCB. For multiple layers of PCB, these layers may be increased.
- Aperture Setting
- Be sure to mark “ Embedded apertures (RS274X)”
- Advanced Setting
- When you make sure all configurations are fine. Please click the OK to generate the Gerber files.
- Then click OK button, it will generate a zip file.
Generating NC Drill File
- Opening NC Drill Setup
- Click the “ NC Drill Files” Icon
- NC Drill Settings
- Please choose the same units and format parameters as Gerber. Then click OK.
- Then you get all files. Please put them into a single zip/rar file.