PCB Design Software

PCB manufacturing requires a lot of design in advance of anything else. In fact, design and output of Gerber files are quite often the most common first step in the manufacturing process.

Printed circuit board design can be very challenging, even for the most experienced design engineers. There are many reasons a printed circuit board design can be held up in production for design rule violations, but AdvancedPCB makes it easy to find out if your design files contain possible manufacturability issues.

Gerber files are a key piece to the puzzle for manufacturing printed circuit boards. They contain all the necessary data that a PCB manufacture will require to produce the boards to your exact specifications accurately.

There are many choices for PCB design software online, but not all are created equal. PCB Artist is AdvancedPCB’s own PCB design software that was created with the sole purpose of making it easier for our customers to design and submit their custom printed circuit board files for manufacturing. The PCB design software streamlines the design process with its user-friendly interface and layout tools, including a components library of 500,000 parts.

In order for most PCB manufacturers to be able to fabricate your PCB design, Gerber files are required. Below we have listed some tips on the types of files that need to be exported from your PCB design software.