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Most engineers are used to send a built in the PCB file directly to PCB factory processing, and is relatively popular in the international approach converts PCB file after the GERBER file and drilling data, the PCB factory, why "redundant"?

Because electronic engineers and understanding of PCB, PCB engineers from PCB factory of GERBER file may not be what you want, as you will be in the design of the parameters of the components are defined in the PCB file, you don't want to let these parameters showed on the PCB products, you not, PCB factory to all these parameters in the gourd painting gourd ladle on the PCB on the finished product. This is just one example. If you convert PCB file into GERBER file to avoid such events.

GERBER file is an international standard light painting format file, it contains the RS - 274 - D and RS - 274 - X two formats, including RS - 274 - D is called basic GERBER format, and at the same time with the D code files can complete description a graphics; The RS - 274 - X is called extension GERBER format, it itself contains a D code information. Commonly used CAD software can generate the two format files.

Drilling data can also be produced by a variety of CAD software, the general format for Excellon; No drilling data of course do not out of PCB.

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