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About PCB Tools

PCB CAM Files

PCB design (artwork) files are most often stored in Gerber files. This is a generic term that may refer to RS-274X (Gerber), ODB++ , or Excellon files. These file formats are used by the CNC equipment used to manufacutre PCBs.

PCB Tools provides a set of utilities for visualizing and working with PCB design files in a variety of formats. PCB Tools currently supports the following file formats:

  • Gerber (RS-274X)
  • Excellon

with planned support for IPC-2581, IPC-D-356 Netlists, ODB++ and more.

Visualization

Rendering Example

The PCB Tools module provides tools to visualize PCBs and export images in a variety of formats, including SVG and PNG.

Future Plans

We are working on adding the following features to PCB Tools:

  • Design Rules Checking
  • Editing
  • Panelization