--- In [email protected], "Andres Cimmarusti" wrote: > > Hi, I have my board ready to print it as a gerber file to send it to > the manufacturer, but I don't know if I should have the option > exclude edged pcb checked or not. > > I want the borders of my pcb to be connected to my grounding > plane...so what should this option be? > > Also, should I include the edges layer in the layers to be printed as > gerber files? it not done by default, but it worries me. > > Thanks
*If* you select the option of excluding the Edges layer from the Gerber files, then you should *definitely* generate a Gerber file for the Edges layer as well -- as that Gerber file will then provide the sole means of specifying where the PCB's edges are located. It is my understanding that some PCB manufacturers are prepared to accept Gerber files which do include the contents of the Edges layer, but I personally still regard it as preferable to exclude that layer from the Gerber files (generated from each of the other layers), so that the PCB manufacturer is then spared from the task of removing those details from the Gerber files. > I want the borders of my pcb to be connected to my grounding > plane. I'm not quite sure what you mean there. It is generally advisable to always have at least some gap between the edge of a PCB and any copper on the PCB, but if you have some good reason for having copper right up to the edge of the PCB, I would still advocate supplying a Gerber file generated from the Edges layer (and excluding the contents of that layer from all of the other Gerber files). Regards, Geoff.
