Are DipTrace .gbr files OK for ordering from BatchPCB?

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Edit: appears to work fine. The use of gerbv was important to make sure settings were correct. Original post follows:

Are the Gerber files from DipTrace OK for ordering from BatchPCB?

I downloaded “gerbv – a Gerber (RS-274X) viewer”, as named in http://batchpcb.com/index.php/Faq#How%2 … 20are%20ok and it views the *.gbr files fine. http://batchpcb.com/index.php/Faq#Can%2 … 20software doesn’t mention DipTrace.

I tried Eagle. I was not up to the task. For example, I could not figure out how to tell Eagle which power supply would power each chip. And there were other things.

My design in DipTrace is not done, but I wanted to see if I would be able to order some boards with the out put.

These were the output files when I let DipTrace produce everything:

Board Outline.gbr

Board.gbr

Bottom Assy.gbr

Bottom Mask.gbr

Bottom Paste.gbr

Bottom Silk.gbr

Bottom.gbr

Top Assy.gbr

Top Mask.gbr

Top Paste.gbr

Top Silk.gbr

Top.gbr

Any advice?

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Worked great forme. You just rename them to match their ew file name requirement.

I’m with you. I found DipTrace a much easier program to use than Eagle and I didn’t feel I lost any capability. All of the included libraries makes it really nice.

Brian