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40 lines
1015 B
Markdown
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# Export Gerber
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The exported gerber files can be used to convert it into gcode for a mill
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## Export settings
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Open the board in KiCad and select:
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File | Plot
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### General
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Plot format: Gerber
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### Include Layer
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Include the Layer ***B.Cu*** and ***Edge.Cuts***
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[ ] Plot border and title block
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[x] Plot footprint values
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[x] Plot footprint reference
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[ ] Force plotting of invisible values / refs
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[x] Exclude PCB edge layer from other layers
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[x] Exclude pads from silk screen
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[ ] Do not tent vias
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[x] Use auxilary axis as origin
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Drill marks: None
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Scaling: 1:1
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Plot mode: Filled
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Default line width: 0.1mm
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[ ] Mirrored plot
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[ ] Negated plot
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### Gerber Options
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[ ] Use Protel filename extensions
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[ ] Generate Geber job file
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[ ] Substract soldermask from silkscreen
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Coordinate format: 4.6, unit mm
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[ ] Use extended X2 format
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[ ] Include netlist attributes
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### Doing
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Click
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* **Plot**
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* **Generate Drill Files ...**
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* [x] PTH and NPTH in a single file
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* Map File Format: DXF
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* Drill Units: mm
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* Drill Origin: Auxilary axis
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