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Files for Manufacture

Our project is now complete. The schematic is drawn, the list of components is complete and verified, the PCB is composed and has been checked for errors, and the assembly drawing is ready. The next step is to upload all the required files in order for the PCB manufacturer and assembler to get the final (and already working) device. At the very least, the manufacturer should get information about the PCB materials and layers set, NCDrill files, and Gerber or OBD++ files to create a conductive pattern on the layers of the designed PCB. These files can be uploaded individually, but it is much easier and faster to use the OutJob file to output all the necessary files at once. Each output is configured with its own settings output format. OutJobs are very flexible – they can include as many or as few outputs as required and any number of OutJobs can be included in a project. The best approach is to use one OutJob to configure all outputs required for each specific type of output being generated from the project. Let’s create the OutJob file for exporting all output files of our drone PCB.

Make sure that project Kame_FMU.PrjPCB is active. Select File > New > Output Job File from the main menus to create a new OutJob file related to the project. A new OutJob editor will open in the design space with the settings of output files. In this editor, you can specify all the necessary documents for export and upload them at the same time. Simultaneously, the new.OutJob document will appear in the project tree.

The main section of this editor is Outputs and it is divided into groups depending on the type of documentation: Assembly, Fabrication, Report, etc. To manufacture and assemble the drone PCB, we need to get the following set of files:

• Schematic Drawing
• Assembly Drawing
• Pick and Place file for automatic component placement
• Bill of Materials report
• Board Stackup Information
• Gerber/ODB++ files to replicate the conductive copper pattern on a real PCB
• NC Drill files for PCB drilling
• 3D model of our PCB

Once the OutJob file is configured, all these files can be uploaded with a few mouse clicks even after changes in the project. Also, the number of OutJob files in the project is unlimited, so in your projects, you can separate them by functionality outputs or by PCB variants. In the following guides, all the necessary documents and files will be configured and generated depending on their type

If you need to place a PCB order on NEXTPCB website, you should provide Gerber file which is for PCB manufacturing.
This article is teaching you how to export Gerber files from Altium PCB software.

Step 1.Open your .PCBDOC design files on Altium designer software

Click: File -> Fabrication Outputs -> Gerber Files.

Step 2.General Setting

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In the General Setting, please set the precision to 2:5 (0.01 mill resolution)

Step 3.Layers Setting

Firstly, please make sure you have the clear outline in mechanical layer.
If your board are 2-layer PCB, there will be no inner layers (G1, G2, G3....).
Include the layers that you want to export by marking these,
select “Used On” in Plot Layers, Select “All Off” in Mirror Layers.

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Step 4.Aperture Setting

Please make sure to mark “Embedded apertures (RS-274-X)” format.

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Step 5.Advanced Setting

See below picture, when you make sure all configurations are fine. Please click the OK to generate the
Gerber files. Gerber Files will be automatically exported from Altium cam viewer.
This tool allows you to verify that all layers have been generated correctly and that they are all in positive mode.

Step 6.Generating NC Drill Data

Don’t forget to export the NC Drill data after generating Gerber file. Many engineer will forget this
step so that the supplier could not fabricate the PCBs without drill data file.
a. Generate the Drilling layer in Excellon format.
Choose: File -> Fabrication Outputs -> NC Drill Files

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b. We recommend you to choose the same units and format parameters
in this setting process for drill data. Then click OK.

After this step, please zip the Gerber files and NC Drill data, then correct Gerber files has been done.
If you have any question, contact us free: support@nextpcb.com.