Running CAM Script to Get Gerber Files with Eagle SW

I read that some type of script files (two of them) need to run after the Eagle CAD drawing are done. These need to be run to get CAM files and Gerber files in order to order pcbs. Is this true? Otherwise how are the CAM and Gerber files produced?

0 Former Member over 15 years ago

On 2/12/2011 8:47 AM, Bronx68 wrote:
I read that some type of script files (two of them) need to run after the Eagle CAD drawing are done. These need to be run to get CAM files and Gerber files in order to order pcbs. Is this true? Otherwise how are the CAM and Gerber files produced?

Yes you need to run the CAM processor. Eagle comes with some sample
CAM job files....a good starting place for understanding how to setup
the CAM processor to generate what you want.

jiml
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0 Former Member over 15 years ago in reply to Former Member

Are there existing script files that can be run to produce necessay files? Why are two script files required?
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0 Former Member over 15 years ago in reply to Former Member

On 2/12/2011 1:47 PM, Bronx68 wrote:
Are there existing script files that can be run to produce necessay files? Why are two script files required?

Those are the files Jim was referring to. One of the CAM jobs is used to
generate gerber files, while the other is used to generate the required
drill files. You could combine the two into one CAM job, but it's easier
to keep track of things using the two seperate CAM jobs.

You're going to use gerb274.cam and excellon.cam. See chap. 9 of the
EAGLE manual for more information.

hth,
Jorge Garcia
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0 Former Member over 13 years ago

I find out that only running one CAM file that can generate both gerber files and drill files,
you can download it at the bottom of Elecrow's PCB Service page.
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