Re: gEDA-user: Panelizing multiple boards into one with PCB

["Phil Taylor" <phil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Just draw lines on a new layer representing the score marks.  Your board shop
will tell you how much space to allow.  You'll want to call this layer
filename_array.gbr.

John Luciani has a script for making arrays of layouts, you might want to try
that.

If you draw the outline in silk, this is enough for most board shops to do a
score.  But you'll need to be sure you have a way to communicate this to them.

If you have odd shaped outlines, you'll get tab routes done.

Cutting boards yourself can be done but it's not much fun.

Phil



"Christopher Bailey" <cbailey@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I am a fairly new PCB user. I completed my design, in PCB, of a small
> board that measures 1400 mils x 775 mils. I would like to make up a
> panel with multiple boards on a single board to help me reduce prototype
> fabrication costs that typically charge "by the board" up to certain
> dimensions. I former colleague did this before and somehow included data
> to have the v-groove cut allowing me to break apart the panel into
> individual boards.
> 
> Any advise on the panelizing process would be much appreciated.
> 
> Thanks,
> Chris
>