Step 4: Afterward, using the tabs at the top of the window again, navigate to the “Apertures” tab. This will select all possible layers in the project for output. If you are unsure which layers will be used, select the “Plot Layers” tab in the bottom left of the window and click “All ON” so it is highlighted. This will allow you to select which layers will be used for the output gerber files. Step 3: Next, using the tabs at the top of the window, navigate to the “Layers” tab. Step 2: Once Gerber Files is selected the window below will appear which will allow you to specify the units and number digits before or after the decimal point. Next select “Fabrication Outputs” and in that drop-down menu select “Gerber Files”. Generating Gerber Files Step 1: First, navigate to “File” tab at the top left corner of the program window. It is assumed that you have finished designing your schematic as well as PCB layout. That I why I recommend to start with a proper schematic to get proper footprints and netlist first.How to Generate Gerber Files Using Altium Designerįor clients using Altium Designer, this guide will help you configure and output Gerber files as well as NC Drill files in RS274X format. You can also press “o” and get footprints from the libraries one by one, but then you miss the reference values and the netlist for laying the tracks later, and it will be a nuisance to correct that. Delete the gerber import pads (That’s why it’s handy to have them on a separate layer).

Put the library Footprints directly on top of the Gerber import pads.ħ). … (Move it with the layer move function (Oops, got “Lost” between V5.0.2 -> V5.1?)Ħ). In Pcbnew, put all Footprints in an internal copper layer (is this possible?)

Rescueing a PCB this way does not make much sense if the tracks have not been layed yet.Ĥ). Footprints are of course a mess because there are no footprints in a gerber file. The most usefull part of the Gerber -> KiCad PCB conversion is the conservation of the tracks.

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