Now that the design and layout of the PCB is complete it is time to produce the output documentation needed to get the board reviewed, fabricated and assembled. Because a variety of technologies and methods exist in PCB manufacture, CircuitStudio has the ability to produce numerous output types for different purposes.
Assembly Outputs:
- Assembly Drawings - component positions and orientations for each side of the board.
- Pick and Place Files - used by robotic component placement machinery to place components onto the board.
Documentation Outputs:
- Composite Drawings - the finished board assembly, including components and tracks.
- PCB 3D Prints - views of the board from a three-dimensional view perspective.
- Schematic Prints - schematic drawings used in the design.
Fabrication Outputs:
- Final Artwork Prints - combines various fabrication outputs together as a single printable output.
- Gerber Files - creates manufacturing information in Gerber format.
- NC Drill Files - creates manufacturing information for use by numerically controlled drilling machines.
- ODB++ - creates manufacturing information in ODB++ database format.
- Power-Plane Prints - creates internal and split plane drawings.
- Solder/Paste Mask Prints - creates solder mask and paste mask drawings.
- IPC-2581 Standard - creates an XML-based single file format that incorporates a rich range of board fabrication data – from layer stackup details though to full pad/routing /component information and the Bill Of Materials (BOM).
Report Outputs:
- Bill of Materials - creates a list of parts and quantities (BOM), in various formats, required to manufacture the board.
Attachments:
| 11-GeneratingGerberandBillofMaterials.pdf |
