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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" or "Export" on any circuit, then hit "Fabrication Files"

Online Editor Download Button
Downloading fabrication files from the online editor

CLI​

The easiest way to get fabrication files is to go to File > Export > Fabrication Files in the web browser after doing tsci dev

CLI Export Button
Downloading fabrication files from the online editor

What's inside the zip file?​

The zip file contains three types of files:

  • gerbers Describes the copper layers of your PCB
  • bill-of-materials.csv This is a csv file with the components in the circuit and their quantity.
  • pick-n-place.csv This is a csv file with the components in the circuit and their position on the board.
Many fabricators allow you to directly drop fabrication files on their website!