How to export gerber files from eagle for pcb production at youpcb.com
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Contents
What is the purpose of this tutorial?
Well, as title, if you have created your own PCB layout with eagle PCB (http://www.cadsoftusa.com/), the next step is to produce prototype PCBs from the layout.
There are many PCB layout softwares, such as Altium Designer, OrCAD, KiCad, PowerPCB etc. Eagle PCB is one of them. The best thing about eagle is, it has a free version, you can use it for any boards smaller than 100x80mm, which is good enough for small boards. (eagle PCB do have limitations on the free version, please check it our from eagle's website).
PCB manufactures do not usually support all the PCB layout files from these software, however, they do support the standard gerber file format. It doesn't matter how you create the PCB layout, as long as you can export gerber files from your layout, the board can be produced by any manufacture, including youpcb.com.
In this tutorial, we are going to show you how to export gerber files from your eagle brd file, so that you can send it to youpcb.com for manufacture.
Softwares needed
You only need one software: eagle PCB. Download from here: download eagle PCB free version You also need winzip or winrar, you probably already have it installed. If not: winzip or winrar
Export Gerber files from eagle
Design rule check
Make sure you run design rule check (DRC) before you generate Gerber files. DRC usually makes sure that your board doesn’t exceed the manufacturer’s production abilities.
Download this file () and copy it to your eagle's DRU directory, for example: C:\Program Files (x86)\EAGLE-6.1.0\dru
Start eagle PCB software, load your brd file, then select Tools -> DRC..:
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