Generate Gerber files in Eagle

1. Generating Drill Files

To create a Gerber file in Eagle, you should run the drillcfg command first:

File -->Run ULP -->  the pop-up "Drill Configuration" dialog box and click the "OK" button to generate the corresponding drill configuration file.

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2. Generating Gerber Files

Open the .brd file, and then  the "File" menu to open the "CAM Processor" dialog box.

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In the "CAM Processor" dialog box, select "File" -> "Open" -> "Job ..." command, open the "Open CAM Job" dialog box, select the "excellentone.cam" and click "Open" button.

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After loading it, click the "Process Job" command to generate the corresponding drill file:

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In the "CAM Processor" dialog box, select "File" -> "Open" -> "Job ..." command, open the "Open CAM Job" dialog box, select one of the "gerb274x.cam" and click "Open" After it is loaded, click the "Process Job" command to generate the corresponding Gerber file:

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After completing the above steps, in your. brd file where the directory will generate some other documents --- Gerber files ,which can be sent to the PCB manufacturers to produce.
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But before you upload the Gerber files to PCBWay online system or other manufacturing fab, you should always check all the layers and look at them using a Gerber viewer to make sure everything is ok.
The following files that you should now have in your Gerber file :

*.cmp (Copper, component side)
*.drd (Drill file)
*.dri (Drill Station Info File) – Usually not needed
*.gpi (Photoplotter Info File) – Usually not needed
*.plc (Silk screen, component side)
*.pls (Silk screen, solder side)
*.sol (Copper, solder side)
*.stc (Solder stop mask, component side)
*.sts (Solder stop mask, solder side)

3. Compress all the files in a single .zip file

The final step is to Compress all the files in a single .zip file, then you can fill out the form about your PCB parameters ( size, quantity , layers , thickness , etc ) on our “PCB Instant quote” page and upload your .zip ( Gerber ) file to PCBWay online system, our engineers will check it again and feedback to you if any problems happen before it can be fabricated.

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