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Understanding Fabrication Files

Overview​

Fabrication files are files that can be uploaded to a fabricator or turn-key manufacturer to get an entire circuit board made. tscircuit includes three main types of files inside our fabrication files zip:

  • Gerbers These represent each copper layer of the PCB. We also include drilling holes and board cutouts
  • Bill Of Materials CSV
  • Pick'n'Place CSV These

How to get fabrication files​

Web​

On the web, you can just hit "Download" on any circuit, then hit "Fabrication Files"

Online Editor Download Button
Downloading fabrication files from the online editor

CLI​

You can run tsci export ./main.tsx --to fabrication-zip to export to a fabrication files zip file containing Gerbers, Bill of Materials and the Pick'n'Place CSV.

Uploading Fabrication Files​

Many fabricators allow you to directly drop fabrication files on their website!