[Coco] Multipak redesign/replacement

Zippster zippster278 at gmail.com
Mon Feb 23 10:56:02 EST 2015


The right way to submit board design files is really by Gerbers instead of a .brd file
(including for OSHPark).  It gives you more control over what’s submitted.

- Ed


> On Feb 23, 2015, at 9:16 AM, Ronivon Costa <ronivon.costa at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> And the outsourcing pcb print companies are happy to receive KiCAD files?
> (osh-park...)
> 
> 
> On 23 February 2015 at 15:05, Chris Osborn <fozztexx at fozztexx.com> wrote:
> 
>> 
>> On Feb 22, 2015, at 10:55 PM, Gene Heskett <gheskett at wdtv.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I have no clue if pcb-gcode can deal with its data format to make gcode
>>> out of its finished board file either.
>> 
>> KiCAD is most definitely for making schematics and PCBs, and is not an
>> architectural CAD program. I've used it many times to make PCBs on my CNC.
>> I definitely recommend switch to KiCAD and abandoning Eagle. KiCAD is free,
>> you can make a board any size you want. It's also open source so the
>> community that is growing around it can't be shut out by a proprietary
>> company.
>> 
>> I've got several article on my blog about using KiCAD to mill PCBs:
>> 
>> http://www.insentricity.com/search.cl?q=kicad
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