V1.03 gerber not recognised by JLCPB

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V1.03 gerber not recognised by JLCPB

Closed this issue 3 years ago · 14 comments

The V1.03 pcb gerber is not recognised by JLCPCB. It cannot detect dimensions or give a visual preview of the board. This makes me concerned that the gerber may be defective and so I am hesitant to order.

Please can you take a look?

Answer 1 · 2020-08-21T15:15:11.000Z

It could be that there are two drill files. OSH Park automatically merges them; maybe other vendors like JLCPCB are confused by them? I had to delete both in order to load properly.

Answer 2 · 2020-08-21T15:18:28.000Z

You have to manually enter the dimensions. They will accept them no problem. I couldn't figure out why it has this problem. I do have some ergotravels on my store if you are interested in only 1 with all the necessary parts.

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On Fri, Aug 21, 2020 at 9:15 AM Daveyr ***@***.***> wrote: It could be that there are two drill files. OSH Park automatically merges them; maybe other vendors like JLCPCB are confused by them? I had to delete *both* in order to load properly. — You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#35 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAIYW6A7BO3TGYM6Y6JT32DSB2FQ5ANCNFSM4QHMCOQA> .

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Answer 3 · 2020-09-06T20:42:33.000Z

I replotted gerbers from the pcb folder, using the option to merge drill files when generating them. This seems to have solved the rendering problem. Would gerbers plotted from the /pcb folder of the master branch be identical to that found in GerberFiles/V1.03_Final/PCB.103b.Gerber.zip ?

If so, I'm happy to edit and submit a pull request once I've verified the physical board works.

Answer 4 · 2021-06-27T15:07:39.000Z

Hello, I'm experiencing same issue.

What do I have to provide for dimensions ? Or how do I merge the drill paths ?

@Daveyr I'd love to have your modified gerber files if you could share them.

Edit: 137.9 x 92.7mm , are these dimensions correct?

Answer 5 · 2021-06-27T18:22:17.000Z

I have produced hundred of boards at JLC with this zipped gerber (1.03).
You do need to enter the dimensions in the quotation tool and it works fine from that. You can use the same dimensions as the internal screws bottom plate.

Answer 6 · 2021-06-27T21:46:01.000Z

Hey there, awesome! Thank you! I'll proceed just like that.

Answer 7 · 2021-06-27T22:04:40.000Z

If you want to have a detailed look at the gerber, you can use this viewer: https://tracespace.io/view/

Answer 8 · 2021-06-30T21:27:07.000Z

btw, I never did send off to JLCPCB to make the circuits but from memory I did manage to make the preview work. On the JLCPCB website there's a guide on using the right settings for drill paths, which I followed and I think merged them with the gerbers. If I have time I can see whether my branch is clean enough to merge but it would be unverified as I never actually had them made.

Answer 9 · 2021-07-01T21:55:58.000Z

This is what JLCPCB just asked me:

By merging the 2 drill files, do you confirm that they are all plated? Otherwise we shall fabricate as plated and non-plated drills separately.

How should I respond them as ? Sorry I don't know much about drill plating.

Answer 10 · 2021-07-01T22:04:22.000Z

By checking the PCB design, I'll be responding them as one of the drills (soldering holes) will be plated, the another (mounting holes) will be not, along with some PCB photos for them as referrence.

I hope what I'm going to tell is correct.

Answer 11 · 2021-07-01T22:08:06.000Z

Mounting holes should not be plated and other holes should be plated, including the switch ones. This is the first time I hear them ask about this. Simply tell them to produce as is and it should come out fine. I have had them make several hundred of these boards over the last few years without them asking anything.

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On Thu, Jul 1, 2021, 16:04 Arda Kılıçdağı ***@***.***> wrote: By checking the PCB design, I'll be responding them as one of the drills (soldering holes) will be plated, the another (mounting holes) will be not, along with some PCB photos for them as referrence. I hope what I'm going to tell is correct. — You are receiving this because you commented. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#35 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAIYW6DI4UFQQVZQWYDI4FLTVTQ7BANCNFSM4QHMCOQA> .

Answer 12 · 2021-07-01T22:39:47.000Z

@jpconstantineau sorry to bother but can you please confirm? In this photo, all the blues have to be plated, and oranges should not be plated, right?

Answer 13 · 2021-07-01T22:44:27.000Z

That's correct. I forgot about the switch mounting holes. All of what you indicated is correct. There are mounting holes for the standoffs, the switches, tres connector and even the stabilizer.

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On Thu, Jul 1, 2021, 16:39 Arda Kılıçdağı ***@***.***> wrote: @jpconstantineau <https://github.com/jpconstantineau> sorry to bother but can you please confirm? In this photo, all the blues have to be plated, and oranges should not be plated, right? [image: image] <https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/2063957/124197034-5347c100-dad6-11eb-9f0c-aff30d2617fe.png> — You are receiving this because you were mentioned. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#35 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAIYW6FTIH5WFTENN2HQYTTTVTVD3ANCNFSM4QHMCOQA> .

Answer 14 · 2021-07-01T22:47:50.000Z

Thank you for the clarification!

This was the exact area where confused me, but I'll just tell them to proceed like I mentioned.

Thanks once again!