{"id":271,"date":"2016-08-12T11:24:02","date_gmt":"2016-08-12T03:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bestpcbs.com\/blog\/?p=271"},"modified":"2016-08-12T11:24:02","modified_gmt":"2016-08-12T03:24:02","slug":"what-is-pcb-gerber-file","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bestpcbs.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/what-is-pcb-gerber-file\/","title":{"rendered":"What is PCB Gerber file?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"yzp-no-index\"><\/div><p>The\u00c2\u00a0Gerber\u00c2\u00a0format is an open 2D binary vector image file\u00c2\u00a0format. It is the standard file used by printed circuit board (PCB) industry software to describe the printed circuit board images: copper layers, solder mask, legend, etc.<\/p>\n<p>Gerber files should be inside a .rar or.zip archive with standard file extensions:<br \/>\n<strong>Extension \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 Layer<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>pcbname.<strong>GTL\u00c2\u00a0<\/strong>\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0Top Copper<\/li>\n<li>pcbname.<strong>GTS<\/strong>\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Top Soldermask<\/li>\n<li>pcbname.<strong>GTO<\/strong>\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Top Silkscreen<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>pcbname.<strong>GBL<\/strong>\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Bottom copper<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>pcbname.<strong>GBS<\/strong>\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Bottom Soldermask:<\/li>\n<li>pcbname.<strong>GBO<\/strong>\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Bottom Silkscreen:<\/li>\n<li>pcbname.<strong>TXT\u00c2\u00a0<\/strong>\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Drills<\/li>\n<li>pcbname.<strong>GML\/GKO<\/strong>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0*Board Outline:<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li>4 layer board also need<\/li>\n<li>pcbname.<strong>GL2<\/strong>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0Inner Layer2<\/li>\n<li>pcbname.<strong>GL3<\/strong>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0Inner Layer3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Notes:\u00c2\u00a0<\/strong>Gerber file must be RS-274X format. \u00c2\u00a0Drill file(pcbname.TXT) should be Excellon format.<br \/>\nPCB Outline is required.<\/p>\n<p>Gerber file is used for manufacturing process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00c2\u00a0Gerber\u00c2\u00a0format is an open 2D binary vector image file\u00c2\u00a0format. 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