Le 30/08/2017 à 18:02, Jon Evans a écrit : > Hi JP, > > This is a nice feature and it seems to work well! > I did have to make one change in gerber_jobfile_writer.cpp:154 to get it to > compile on MacOS / LLVM: > adding c_str() > > fputs( header[ii].c_str(), jobFile ); > > Best, > Jon >
Thanks. I committed a fix (use TO_UTF8() instead of c_str() ). It should work on all platforms. > On Wed, Aug 30, 2017 at 11:26 AM, jp charras <jp.char...@wanadoo.fr > <mailto:jp.char...@wanadoo.fr>> > wrote: > > Le 30/08/2017 à 13:40, Marcos Chaparro a écrit : > > For simple jobs I tell the manufacturer layer count and pcb thickness, > both parameters are available > > in design rules->layers setup > > Sure, for simple jobs, this is enough. > > But in more tricky cases ( impedance controlled boards, or boards using > large tracks for high > currents ), you need to add a lot more info. > For instance: > - Dielectric thickness for each layer (and sometimes dielectric constant > and thickness tolerance for > impedance controlled ). > It is not always the (pcb thickness) / (number of layers-1) > - Copper layers thickness (not necessary the same for all layers). > - Where are the core and prepeg layers. > - Color of solder masks and/or silk screen > - The finishing of external copper layers > and certainly more... > > Of course, you can send this info to the manufacturer in a text file > written by hand, but > a board layers stack editor and the associated Gerber job file are a > convenient way to manage these > cases. > Moreover, a board layers stack editor could help to manage blind/buried > vias constraints. > (Currently there is no constraint for blind/buried vias, but many > manufacturers have constraints) > > > Silkscreen and soldermask colors are somehow stored for 3Dviewer, maybe > they are not stored in a > > usable way. > > Not usable, because it does not live in the .kicad_pcb file but in your > user preferences. > > > > > Cheers > > > > Marcos> > > On Wed, Aug 30, 2017 at 8:16 AM, jp charras <jp.char...@wanadoo.fr > <mailto:jp.char...@wanadoo.fr> <mailto:jp.char...@wanadoo.fr > <mailto:jp.char...@wanadoo.fr>>> > > wrote: > > > > Hi all, > > > > I just committed a basic support for Gerber job file. > > > > The purpose of a Gerber job file is to handle info needed for board > manufacturing. > > > > Because (unfortunately) Pcbnew has not actual support of the board > layers stack, info about layer > > stack, dielectric and copper thickness, silkscreen color, finishing > external copper layers... is not > > output in the job file. > > > > However, this job file contains (among a few other useful > parameters) the list of Gerber plot files > > created by the plot dialog, and loading this file by Gerbview loads > also all Gerber files created by > > this plot dialog. > > > > Please, try it. > > > > -- > > Jean-Pierre CHARRAS -- Jean-Pierre CHARRAS _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
