2009/3/16 S. Aguinaga <[email protected]>: > > Hello Fellow designers: > I'm new to geda, I've designed my first board with gschem and pcb. > First, do one of you have a check list of "must do" before releasing a > board to a board > fab house? I've used the DRC checks and I don't know if all are > accurate or if all are needed. > I've search the "seul.org" mail archives and there is a lot of info > and didn't find > a mention or such a list. If any of you have any advice regarding > things I should > check before I release the board to the fab house, please let me > know. > > Lastly, I have a question about Sunstone (pcbexpress) board fab > pricing vs Advanced Circuits'. > I noticed that Sunstone quotes over a $100 more for a 2-layer, 4x9 > inch board over the cost > priced by Advanced Circuits ( and Imageneering inc). Do any of you > have any info on why > sunstone is so much more and is it worth the extra cost? > // Sal Aguinaga > // Northwestern University >
Advanced Circuits is very high quality. I think Sunstone is just high. One thing I like to do is make a rendering of the board with --photo-mode. For me at least, it is easier to spot errors in realistic color rendering than in a gerber viewer. If you have the parts in hand, print out 1:1 and lay the parts there to make sure everything fits ok. If you are really unsure about the design, check out Advanced Circuits' barebones special. Regards, Mark markra...@gmail -- Mark Rages, Engineer Midwest Telecine LLC [email protected] _______________________________________________ geda-user mailing list [email protected] http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user
