Eurocircuits and V6 .brd files

Robert wrote:

On 22/12/2011 21:13, Uwe Bonnes wrote:

>> Robert<robert@nospam.ch>  wrote:

>>> Just mailed two designs to Eurocircuits this afternoon made by

>>> Eagle V6. Received a reject as 'does not look to be a valid .brd

>>> file'.

>>> I wonder if they know about the changes in V6?

>>

>> The new version is out only some two weeks. Give them some time.

>> Board review for eurocircuit is in India to my knowledge, so perhaps

>> even some more time is needed.

>>

>> Also think about delivering Gerber RS2xx. That way, data is fixed

>> and not subject to subtile differences in setup.

>>

>> Bye

 

Hmm, that will likely stop it solid. Altough Eurocircuits did build

good boards based on .brd files for me in the past. Not having

generated Gerber files at all, I will have some reading to do, as we

want to build prototypes for customers in a few weeks. This is the

moment where I regret to have upgraded to V6 early.

 

In the online help, 'GERBER' does not do much, but I saw a gerber.cam

file. Should the result be a collection of files, like a drill file

etc?

 

Cancelling and trying another board house right now might get me in

the same problem again.

 

Robert

Review the tutorial that ships with Eagle, found in the DOCs folder.

Section: Output of drawings and manufacturing data.

Gerber is simple  and nothing to be affraid of. Note a drill file will need

generating as well as the multiple files for the layers considerd Gerber.

Before shipping gerbers, view them yourself. using a viewer. GC-Prevue and

gerbv are a couple to try.

It also helps if you understand the order of the process steps the

manufacturer uses. That way you don't flipout when you view a Gerber copper

layer with no holes depicted.

Eurocircuits have a page

http://www.eurocircuits.com/index.php/technology-guidelines/pcb-layout-data/117-cadsoft-eagle-brd-to-gerber-conversion-guidelines

All the best

Warren

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>>

>> Robert

>>

Well, that did not look that hard. Found the instructions, generated

drill file and a 4-layer Gerber, zipped them up and updated my order.

Hopefully that was the right way.

 

Robert

 

>

It is very important to verify that all the necessary files are there,

contain the correct layers and are not mirrored.

On 22/12/2011 22:02, Robert wrote:

On 22/12/2011 21:13, Uwe Bonnes wrote:

>> Robert<robert@nospam.ch> wrote:

>>> Just mailed two designs to Eurocircuits this afternoon made by Eagle V6.

>>> Received a reject as 'does not look to be a valid .brd file'.

>>> I wonder if they know about the changes in V6?

>>

>> The new version is out only some two weeks. Give them some time. Board

>> review

>> for eurocircuit is in India to my knowledge, so perhaps even some more

>> time

>> is needed.

>>

>> Also think about delivering Gerber RS2xx. That way, data is fixed and not

>> subject to subtile differences in setup.

>>

>> Bye

 

Hmm, that will likely stop it solid. Altough Eurocircuits did build good

boards based on .brd files for me in the past. Not having generated

Gerber files at all, I will have some reading to do, as we want to build

prototypes for customers in a few weeks. This is the moment where I

regret to have upgraded to V6 early.

 

In the online help, 'GERBER' does not do much, but I saw a gerber.cam

file. Should the result be a collection of files, like a drill file etc?

 

Cancelling and trying another board house right now might get me in the

same problem again.

 

Robert

 

Well, that did not look that hard. Found the instructions, generated

drill file and a 4-layer Gerber, zipped them up and updated my order.

Hopefully that was the right way.

Robert

On 22/12/2011 21:13, Uwe Bonnes wrote:

Robert<robert@nospam.ch>  wrote:

>> Just mailed two designs to Eurocircuits this afternoon made by Eagle V6.

>> Received a reject as 'does not look to be a valid .brd file'.

>> I wonder if they know about the changes in V6?

 

The new version is out only some two weeks. Give them some time. Board review

for eurocircuit is in India to my knowledge, so perhaps even some more time

is needed.

 

Also think about delivering Gerber RS2xx. That way, data is fixed and not

subject to subtile differences in setup.

 

Bye

Hmm, that will likely stop it solid. Altough Eurocircuits did build good

boards based on .brd files for me in the past. Not having generated

Gerber files at all, I will have some reading to do, as we want to build

prototypes for customers in a few weeks. This is the moment where I

regret to have upgraded to V6 early.

In the online help, 'GERBER' does not do much, but I saw a gerber.cam

file. Should the result be a collection of files, like a drill file etc?

Cancelling and trying another board house right now might get me in the

same problem again.

Robert

Robert <robert@nospam.ch> wrote:

Just mailed two designs to Eurocircuits this afternoon made by Eagle V6.

Received a reject as 'does not look to be a valid .brd file'.

I wonder if they know about the changes in V6?

The new version is out only some two weeks. Give them some time. Board review

for eurocircuit is in India to my knowledge, so perhaps even some more time

is needed.

Also think about delivering Gerber RS2xx. That way, data is fixed and not

subject to subtile differences in setup.

Bye

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Robert wrote on Thu, 22 December 2011 14:35

Just mailed two designs to Eurocircuits this afternoon made by Eagle

V6.  Received a reject as 'does not look to be a valid .brd file'.  I

wonder if they know about the changes in V6?

Quite likely they haven't upgraded their software to deal with that yet.

However, you shouldn't be sending Eagle BRD files to board houses anyway.

That leaves too many judgement calls for the board house to make.  Create

the gerber files yourself, then the board house knows what to do, and you

can take the files to any other board house too.  Most board houses don't

want Eagle files, or charge extra for doing the conversion to gerbers for

you.

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