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A KiCad plugin project to create gerber files and zip files.

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# gerber_to_order

A KiCad plugin to create zip compressed gerber files to order for Elecrow, FusionPCB, PCBWay or JLCPCB.

![gerber_to_order](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/asukiaaa/gerber_to_order/master/docs/result.png)

## Usage

### Setup

Install as an addon for KiCad.

1. Tools -> Pulugin and Content Manager
2. Search gerber_to_order on plugins tab and click install button

### Run

Then start PCB editor of KiCad and select Tools -> External plugins -> Gerber to Order.

## Supported manufacturers

Name | Information url
---- | ----
Elecrow | [Elecrow PCB Manufacturing](https://www.elecrow.com/pcb-manufacturing.html)
PCBWay | [Generate Gerber from KiCad 5.1.6](https://www.pcbway.com/blog/help_center/Generate_Gerber_file_from_Kicad_5_1_6.html)
FusionPCB | [Service for Fusion PCB](https://wiki.seeedstudio.com/Service_for_Fusion_PCB)
JLCPCB | [How to generate Gerber and Drill files in KiCAD 8?](https://jlcpcb.com/help/article/how-to-generate-gerber-and-drill-files-in-kicad-8)</br>[Suggested Naming Patterns](https://jlcpcb.com/help/article/suggested-naming-patterns)

## Development

Clone this repository to someware.
```
mkdir ~/gitprojects
cd ~/gitprojects
git clone https://github.com/asukiaaa/gerber_to_order.git
```

Put plugin directory of this project to a directory for plugin.
Symbolik link is OK.

For Windows. (It's for KiCad5. TODO: Check and update for KiCad6 and 7.)
```
mkdir -p ~/AppData/Roaming/kicad/scripting/plugins
cd ~/AppData/Roaming/kicad/scripting/plugins
ln -s ~/gitprojects/gerber_to_order/plugins ./gerber_to_order
```

For Mac. (It's for KiCad5. TODO: Check and update for KiCad6 and 7.)
```
mkdir -p ~/Library/Preferences/kicad/scripting/plugins
cd ~/Library/Preferences/kicad/scripting/plugins
ln -s ~/gitprojects/gerber_to_order/plugins ./gerber_to_order
```

For Linux. (Maybe version name of 6.0 will change by the version of KiCad which you use.)
```
mkdir -p ~/.local/share/kicad/6.0/scripting/plugins
cd ~/.local/share/kicad/6.0/scripting/plugins
ln -s ~/gitprojects/gerber_to_order/plugins ./gerber_to_order
```

## Release

Create a zip file.

```sh
zip kicad-addon metadata.json resources plugins
```

Then upload kicad-addon.zip for releasing.

## License

MIT

## References

- [Python Plugin Development for Pcbnew](https://kicad.readthedocs.io/en/latest/Documentation/development/pcbnew-plugins/)
- [KiCad Pcbnew Python Scripting: pcbnew Namespace Reference](https://docs.kicad.org/doxygen-python/namespacepcbnew.html)
- [KiCad アクションスクリプト GerberZip](https://www.g200kg.com/archives/2019/05/kicad-gerberzip.html)
- [kicad-action-plugins/action_menu_gerber_zip.py](https://github.com/g200kg/kicad-action-plugins/blob/master/action_menu_gerber_zip.py)
- [PCB製造サービス向けのガーバーデータとzipを作るKiCadのプラグインを作ってみた](https://asukiaaa.blogspot.com/2019/07/pcbzipkicad.html)
- [KiCadの基板の大きさをpythonで測る](https://asukiaaa.blogspot.com/2021/02/kicadpython.html)
- [KiCad 5.1 python_scripts_examples](https://gitlab.com/kicad/code/kicad/-/tree/5.1/demos/python_scripts_examples)
- [KiCad PCB EDA Suite Documentation](https://docs.kicad.org/doxygen/index.html)

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