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oh dear...need bottom & top layer changing....

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Former Member over 12 years ago

So after putting the finishing touches to my pcb design on a long journey, I'm at the point where I can almost submit to a Chinese fab house ...but I've just found out that most aren't keen (read won't) to do a bottom silk screen....and the way I've done my board, a bottom silkscreen is essential (the silk screen will aid installation for those not familair with the pcb) - now as it goes, I don't need a top silkscreen, so I'm thinking that really I would like to  simply call my bottom layer the top layer & my top layer the bottom layer.

 

My new top layer (old bottom layer), can then have a silkscreen...in theory, it ought to be simply.

 

Now I've seen some ulps that swap layers, but frankly my brain starts hurting at what cvould go wrong (for example drill holes being drille din the wrong location) ...I've also read of some folks  'mapping' the eagle layers in the cam jpb to their own layers of choice....I feel comfortable doing neither.

 

Which is the least worst way of proceeding here?!!

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    autodeskguest over 12 years ago

    It seems to me you could simply rename the gerber files so they stack up in

    the reverse order. Remembering to change your notes to the board house.

     

    If it's a multi layer board watch out for the drills of vias that dont go

    from top to bottom.

     

    HTH

    Warren

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    shabaz over 12 years ago in reply to autodeskguest

    I think he may also want to 'flip' the detail as Chuck mentioned, otherwise it may cause confusion for the manufacturer (not sure, I've never had this issue to deal with! :-) unless he can explain it in the notes successfully as you say.

     

    Or, if the files have already been generated, a program like 'gerbv' will allow you to flip gerber files, or the manufacturer can do it themselves - but again, it's down to how well he can explain it to the manufacturer.

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    Former Member over 12 years ago in reply to shabaz

    Thanks guys...I'll see if I can find a fab house that will print on the bottom layer (because mirroring - or the notes method - could quite easily have a costly erroneous outcome!)...the thing is, this needs to be a low cost pcb, as I intend testing the market with a low cost product!

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    autodeskguest over 12 years ago in reply to Former Member

    On 08/01/2013 10:08 AM, Robert Smith wrote:

    Thanks guys...I'll see if I can find a fab house that will print on the

    bottom layer (because mirroring - or the notes method - could end up as

    a costly rerroneous outcome!)...the thing is, this needs to be a low

    cost pcb, as I intend testing the market with a low cost product!

     

    I've had good results from PCB-Pool. They accept Eagle .brd files

    directly (no Gerbers!), offer a customized DRC file for Eagle to avoid

    incompatibilities, and I know they'll print on either side.

     

    They have several fab sites (Germany and South Africa, and maybe a new

    one in California), but final shipments appear to originate from

    Shannon, Ireland. If you're in the UK, that'll save you long delivery

    times and save you on shipping.

     

    -Reece

     

     

     

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    autodeskguest over 12 years ago in reply to Former Member

    On 08/01/2013 10:08 AM, Robert Smith wrote:

    Thanks guys...I'll see if I can find a fab house that will print on the

    bottom layer (because mirroring - or the notes method - could end up as

    a costly rerroneous outcome!)...the thing is, this needs to be a low

    cost pcb, as I intend testing the market with a low cost product!

     

    I've had good results from PCB-Pool. They accept Eagle .brd files

    directly (no Gerbers!), offer a customized DRC file for Eagle to avoid

    incompatibilities, and I know they'll print on either side.

     

    They have several fab sites (Germany and South Africa, and maybe a new

    one in California), but final shipments appear to originate from

    Shannon, Ireland. If you're in the UK, that'll save you long delivery

    times and save you on shipping.

     

    -Reece

     

     

     

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