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Offline TantalumTopic starter

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JLCPCB - PCB edges
« on: June 25, 2019, 09:39:45 pm »
Hello

I wanted to order a PCB I designed on JLCPCB, but the JLCPCB Gerbers viewer shows me a different preview as the Kicad one.
I correctly defined the edges of my PCB and also an inner zone which needs to be cut out (dark green), but I don't know why, JLCPCB doesn't take it into account:


Have I missed something???


I have a second question.
When you order a PCB on JLCPCB you can select how many "different designs" there are present. But I only can upload 1 gerbers project.
Is this option not intended to allow to manufacture several different PCB projects in the same order???


Thank you for your answers.
 

Offline Mr. Scram

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Re: JLCPCB - PCB edges
« Reply #1 on: June 25, 2019, 10:13:42 pm »
You can order multiple dissimilar PCB's in one order, but you'll get charged extra. Their pricing is already very low as it stands and this probably prevents them from making a loss on the whole thing.
 

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Re: JLCPCB - PCB edges
« Reply #2 on: June 25, 2019, 10:49:09 pm »
But how do I upload the different gerbers files?
If I merge all the files of the different PCBs in one folder, zip it and upload it, JLCPCB doesn't give me a preview of the different PCBs, so I don't really know if it is the right way to do.
 

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Re: JLCPCB - PCB edges
« Reply #3 on: June 25, 2019, 11:02:16 pm »
Pretty sure they mean different designs on a single Gerbers set. Separated say with mouse bites.
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Re: JLCPCB - PCB edges
« Reply #4 on: June 25, 2019, 11:19:22 pm »
I had a PCB with some internal cutouts - the preview showed it as filled in, but it came cut out as expected.
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Re: JLCPCB - PCB edges
« Reply #5 on: June 26, 2019, 08:49:38 am »
I had a PCB with some internal cutouts - the preview showed it as filled in, but it came cut out as expected.
Pretty sure they mean different designs on a single Gerbers set. Separated say with mouse bites.

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Re: JLCPCB - PCB edges
« Reply #6 on: June 26, 2019, 11:23:12 pm »
I have a second question.
When you order a PCB on JLCPCB you can select how many "different designs" there are present. But I only can upload 1 gerbers project.
Is this option not intended to allow to manufacture several different PCB projects in the same order???


If you intend to break the boards apart (not using a solder paste stencil or pick and place machine), you can just draw the outlines for each individual board. No need for mouse bites or anything.
Then choose 2 designs, they will charge a bit extra, and fully route out each board for you.

To me what you are showing looks like two designs. Feel free to submit it to jlcpcb as one design but they might reject it. Can let us know what happens.
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