Border outline file missing?

[steelgoose]

Hi rootuser,

@rootuser

The BOM is not formatted properly for any full integrator that I have found (manufacture the pcb, supply parts, place parts etc). The placements in the pnp file are missing some orientations etc and the BOM is not in a format that anyone takes that I have found (perhaps some do, I just haven’t found any).

How to export to a decent XYRS file / bill of materials

It’s not quite that easy… The XYRS is a centroid file, also called x/y file, pick-n-place file… Each assembly house has different requirements for micro assembly and what they would like you to furnish. Eagle, Altuim, etc. will generate centroid files… Microfab requires XYRS files and has EDA libraries for Eagle, Altuim, Diptrace, and KiCad. Component manufactures also furnish libraries for these EDAs that comply to standard orientation. Fritzing parts are furnished by everyone and may not confo…

@rootuser

For manufacture you need a centroid/XYRS file for pick and place. Now, some places will in-fact process the Gerber files and create the centroid files for you (for a fee).

How to export to a decent XYRS file / bill of materials

I think it is a great idea, I just don’t see FZ ever getting there… FZ in in beta, there are a lot of other things that need to be done first, and all the files are .svg, making it difficult to include the info required to generate the centroid. Try loading the free trial of http://www.numericalinnovations.com/collections/fab-3000-gerber-cam and let us know how it works. I read it was one of the most user friendly and the youtube looked was pretty cool…