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 Creating PCB panels in PCB Editor 

Last post Sun, Sep 23 2012 2:43 PM by ScottCad. 1 replies.
Started by Szabolcs88 22 Sep 2012 09:28 AM. Topic has 1 replies.
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  • Sat, Sep 22 2012 9:28 AM

    • Szabolcs88
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    Creating PCB panels in PCB Editor Reply

    Can you duplicate your pcb in editor? I've just finished designing a pcb and I want to create a panel with 18 PCB total (9 rows 2 colums) with a technical edge on each side so than i could send the manufecturer a gerb files. How can i make a panel and put 18 same pcb on it? I have to make 18 schematics in capture and after i can copy pcbs in editor? Can it be done in pcb editor or do I need some patch for it..?

    Thanks Szabolcs

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  • Sun, Sep 23 2012 2:43 PM

    • ScottCad
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    Re: Creating PCB panels in PCB Editor Reply

    Not really like you are expecting.

    When you create a PCB in the editor it will be an electrical representation of your schematic. That is 1 to 1. If you duplicate your board in the PCB editor which you can do you will no longer have that 1 to 1 relationship with the schematic.

    What you need is a cam editor to create your Panel from the gerber files you created in the PCB Editor.

    Normally when you send your gerber files to a PCB Manufacturer they will create the film for you from the gerber files.

    Another way to think of it is this. The schematic and PCD contain electrical information such as Nets. The gerber file is just a graphical representation of your electrical Cad data.

    The gerber file does not contain any "electrical" information per-se.. It is just a graphic.

    Thanks Scott. 
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Started by Szabolcs88 at 22 Sep 2012 09:28 AM. Topic has 1 replies.