Quick guide on exporting PCB designs from Eagle and importing theminto FlatCAM. This guide was made with Eagle version 7.2.0 Light andFlatCAM 8.2.
Most designs start with schematics of your circuit:
Then by clicking on File→Switch to board, the board editoris opened and you can complete your layout:
Eagle V6 and later can import a DXF file using the importdxf ULP. If you export your outline as a DXF file you can then import it on to the dimension layer in Eagle. Most CAD software will be able to export a DXF file, so pick one of your choosing. First of all, you will need to open your PCB design file in Eagle. This file will have a.brd extension. After that, following the following instructions: 1.Select “File - CAM Processor”.
To export Gerbers, go to File→CAM Processor in the board editor,and choose the settings shown in the figure below. Include the copperlayer that you want to export and the Pads and Vias layers. Choosea proper name for your output file and click Process Job. Repeatfor each desired layer.
For drill files, go to File→CAM Processor again and select the settingsin the figure below. Do not provide an extension to the drill file name.Click on Process Job to export.
We are done with Eagle. Now let’s move on to FlatCAM.
Eagle uses Trailing Zeros in its Excellon number format but does notproperly report this format in the Excellon file. To tell FlatCAM touse this format by default set this system option excellon_zeros to Tby using the set_sys command in the Shell Command Line Interface as shown below:
The command get_sysexcellon_zeros is optional and only lets yousee what the excellon_zeros option was set to originally.
Note
Changes to system options are persistent. They will remainset to the given value when you restart.
This completes all the adjustments. Now simply open the Gerbers and Excellonfiles that you exported from Eagle.
Quick guide on exporting PCB designs from Eagle and importing theminto FlatCAM. This guide was made with Eagle version 7.2.0 Light andFlatCAM 8.2.
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Most designs start with schematics of your circuit:
Then by clicking on File→Switch to board, the board editoris opened and you can complete your layout:
To export Gerbers, go to File→CAM Processor in the board editor,and choose the settings shown in the figure below. Include the copperlayer that you want to export and the Pads and Vias layers. Choosea proper name for your output file and click Process Job. Repeatfor each desired layer.
For drill files, go to File→CAM Processor again and select the settingsin the figure below. Do not provide an extension to the drill file name.Click on Process Job to export.
We are done with Eagle. Now let’s move on to FlatCAM.
Eagle uses Trailing Zeros in its Excellon number format but does notproperly report this format in the Excellon file. To tell FlatCAM touse this format by default set this system option excellon_zeros to Tby using the set_sys command in the Shell Command Line Interface as shown below:
The command get_sysexcellon_zeros is optional and only lets yousee what the excellon_zeros option was set to originally.
Note
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Changes to system options are persistent. They will remainset to the given value when you restart.
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This completes all the adjustments. Now simply open the Gerbers and Excellonfiles that you exported from Eagle.