Whenever you make changes to a schematic, PCB document, or another file, a previous revision will be stored on Altium 365. When you open an Altium Designer project, you can access older revisions of your design files stored on your local machine and online. You can access these different revisions in the Storage Manager panel in Altium Designer. Hiii all, How to import Protel PCB file to Altium designer? I tried 'File»Open' method,but the result is blank PCB document. Is there any other way? Anyone got positive result? If your schematic and PCB are Protel 99se format files, please open at Altium Designer and save as ASCII format, and then import them. EasyEDA don’t support Protel 99se file format directly. If you import Altium schematic found some text became unreachable code, please encode your ASCII file with UTF-8.

• Pcb File Powerpoint
• Altium Pcb Design Software

Design Rule Setup

Downloadable Files

Our Kind customer has provided loadable DRC rule and Stackup files for our multilayer services.

How to load RUL files
JLCPCB Milti_Layer Rules.rul

How to load Stackup files
JLCPCB-4-Layer-Stackup.zipJLCPCB-6-Layer-Stackup.zip

Note, these files are not exhaustively validated or guaranteed by JLCPCB. Use your judgment and always verify your designs meet our capabilities to prevent design defects that could affect your boards. If you have corrections or find errors, please email support.

Generating Gerber file

1. Open your .PCB design files on Altium designer software

Select File -> Fabrication Outputs -> Gerber Files.

Pcb File Powerpoint

2. General Setting

In the General Setting set the precision to 2:5 (0.01 mill resolution)

3. Layers Setting

Please make sure you have the clear outline in mechanical layer.

If your board are 2-layer, there will be no inner layer(G1,G2,G3....)

Include the layers that you want to export by marking these, lect “Used On” in Plot Layers, Select “All Off” in Mirror Layers.

4. Aperture Setting

Be sure to mark “Embedded apertures (RS274X)”

5. Advanced Setting

When you make sure all configurations are fine. Please click the OK to generate the gerber files.

Gerber Files are automatically loaded in the Altium cam viewer. This tool allows you to verify that all layers have been generated correctly and that they are all in positive mode.

Generating NC Drill File

1. Generate the Drilling layer in Excellon format.

File -> Fabrication Outputs -> NC Drill Files

2. Set the precision to 2:4. Then click OK.

Then you get all files. Please put them into a single zip/rar file.

Altium Pcb Design Software

Altium has published a guide on producing those files here:
http://wiki.altium.com/display/ADOH/NC+Drill+Output+Options

If everything looks OK, upload the zip file to JLCPCB order page.

Creating PCB Assemblies from your Altium PCB Project

If you use the EDA Tool Altium to design your PCB Assemblies, the best method to upload your design files to MacroFab is to create the following manufacturing package to upload to the MacroFab platform.

• ODB++ Manufacturing Packet
• Bill of Materials from a .XLSX spreadsheet

Once you have created these items you will be able to easily upload your PCB Assembly to the MacroFab platform.

In the PCB tab, simply drag-and-drop your Altium manufacturing package into the file upload target. Alternatively, you can click the Upload Files button on the right side of the screen. More information about uploading files to the platform can be found on the knowledge base article Creating a PCB and Uploading Design Files. The Bill of Materials .XLSX format upload procedure can be found here.

Altium ODB++ File Generation

ODB++ files are exported directly from your PCB and include the PCB layers and placement data needed to build your design. Open your design in Altium and navigate to the PCB view.

To open the ODB++ export window click File -> Fabrication Outputs -> ODB++ Files.

Selecting ODB++ from the fabrication output menu will bring up the following window showing the output options.

Make sure all of the boxes in the Layers to Plot section of this window are checked and press OK. Altium will now automatically generate all of the necessary manufacturing files. This may take a few moments. Once the file generation is complete Altium will generate a new folder called odb in the directory where the PCB file is saved.

Bill of Materials Generation

For the Bill of Materials Auto Fill to work on the MacroFab Platform, Manufacture Part Numbers (MPNs) must be supplied for the components. MacroFab currently does not support MPNs in the ODB++ file so a .XLSX spreadsheet will have to be made to associate MPNs with component designators. The spreadsheet only needs to contain designators and the corresponding MPN. For more information on making a .XLSX formated spreadsheet and uploading it see the knowledge base article, Importing a Bill of Materials Spreadsheet.

Generating this Bill of Materials .XLSX file is optional for Altium PCBs. You will be able to fill out the Bill of Materials without MPNs. The platform will use the footprint and value provided by the ODB++ file to suggest parts. See the Bill of Materials Management article for more information.

Additional Altium Questions?

If you have any other questions about creating a PCB Assembly with a Altium PCB Project please contact our support team.