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How to generate the Gerber files? PCB fabrication -1

To place an order on Golden Weald PCB fabrication, you need to provide us with the necessary manufacturing files to produce your consignment. For Printed Circuit Board manufacture, we require the Gerber files in RS-274x format and a drill file in Excellon format. For your convenience, we have written guides on how to generate the necessary files in the correct format in some of the most popular circuit design programs available.

Please check the gerber file generate in Altium Designer:
 

1. File-Fabrication Outputs-Gerber files

2. Select the parameters. If you don’t know the exact meaning of the parameters. You can follow like the picture.

If you want to make PCB, you need these layers.
Please make sure you have the clear outline in mechanical layer.
If your board are 2-layer, there will be no inner layer(G1,G2,G3….)

Your gerber files will need embedded apertures. 
3.When you make sure all configurations are fine. Please click the OK to generate the gerber files.

4,Then we need to generate the Drilling layer in Excellon format.

5. We recommend you to choose the same units and format parameters as gerber. Then click OK.

6. Then you get all files. Please put them into a zip/rar file. Place an order in website.

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