If you need to place a PCB order on NEXTPCB website, you should provide Gerber file which is for PCB manufacturing.
This article is teaching you how to export Gerber files from Altium PCB software.
In this video you can see how proteus PCB project can convert to Altium PCB file.It show you there will be some problems and should do some to overcome.Good. Open your design in Altium and navigate to the PCB view. To open the ODB export window click File - Fabrication Outputs - ODB Files. Selecting ODB from the fabrication output menu will bring up the following window showing the output options. Make sure all of the boxes in the Layers to Plot section of this window are checked and press OK. Altium 365 Viewer is a simple and convenient way to view and share electronic designs through your browser. Schematics, PCB layout and 3D visualization provides a interactive CAD experience with no downloads or installations required. Altium 365 Viewer is a simple and convenient way to view and share electronic designs through your browser. Schematics, PCB layout and 3D visualization provides a interactive CAD experience with no downloads or installations required.
Step 1.Open your .PCBDOC design files on Altium designer software
Click: File -> Fabrication Outputs -> Gerber Files.Step 2.General Setting
In the General Setting, please set the precision to 2:5 (0.01 mill resolution)Step 3.Layers Setting
Firstly, please make sure you have the clear outline in mechanical layer.If your board are 2-layer PCB, there will be no inner layers (G1, G2, G3....).
Include the layers that you want to export by marking these,
select “Used On” in Plot Layers, Select “All Off” in Mirror Layers.
Step 4.Aperture Setting
Please make sure to mark “Embedded apertures (RS-274-X)” format.Step 5.Advanced Setting
See below picture, when you make sure all configurations are fine. Please click the OK to generate theGerber files. Gerber Files will be automatically exported from Altium cam viewer.
This tool allows you to verify that all layers have been generated correctly and that they are all in positive mode.
Step 6.Generating NC Drill Data
Don’t forget to export the NC Drill data after generating Gerber file. Many engineer will forget thisstep so that the supplier could not fabricate the PCBs without drill data file.
a. Generate the Drilling layer in Excellon format.
Choose: File -> Fabrication Outputs -> NC Drill Filesb. We recommend you to choose the same units and format parameters
in this setting process for drill data. Then click OK.
After this step, please zip the Gerber files and NC Drill data, then correct Gerber files has been done.
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Downloadable Files
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How to load RUL files
JLCPCB Milti_Layer Rules.rul
How to load Stackup files
JLCPCB-4-Layer-Stackup.zipJLCPCB-6-Layer-Stackup.zip
Note, these files are not exhaustively validated or guaranteed by JLCPCB. Use your judgment and always verify your designs meet our capabilities to prevent design defects that could affect your boards. If you have corrections or find errors, please email support.
Generating Gerber file
1. Open your .PCB design files on Altium designer software
Select File -> Fabrication Outputs -> Gerber Files.
2. General Setting
In the General Setting set the precision to 2:5 (0.01 mill resolution)
3. Layers Setting
Please make sure you have the clear outline in mechanical layer.
If your board are 2-layer, there will be no inner layer(G1,G2,G3....)
Include the layers that you want to export by marking these, lect “Used On” in Plot Layers, Select “All Off” in Mirror Layers.
4. Aperture Setting
Be sure to mark “Embedded apertures (RS274X)”
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5. Advanced Setting
When you make sure all configurations are fine. Please click the OK to generate the gerber files.
Gerber Files are automatically loaded in the Altium cam viewer. This tool allows you to verify that all layers have been generated correctly and that they are all in positive mode.
Generating NC Drill File
1. Generate the Drilling layer in Excellon format.
File -> Fabrication Outputs -> NC Drill Files
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2. Set the precision to 2:4. Then click OK.
Then you get all files. Please put them into a single zip/rar file.
Altium has published a guide on producing those files here:
http://wiki.altium.com/display/ADOH/NC+Drill+Output+Options
If everything looks OK, upload the zip file to JLCPCB order page.