Hi guys,
For my project (To make it look good) I decided to not go with prototyping board and instead get the PCB manfactured.
I am using Altium. Here is the questions that I have not find answers for them yet:
1 - Which one is going to be the manfactured PCB size: the board shape, or the pink line I draw on mechanical layer 1?
2- For routing this simple PCB, is it ok to put all routes in the bottom layer? Does the top layer have solder so while soldering the solder comes to top layer as well? How to put the routing in a multilayer mode (I mean the routes be inserted inside the PCB not on top or buttom!?
3- Have I placed that ORIGIN in right place? If not, where should it be?
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A****min
Jun 15.2019, 09:07:01
1: The pink line. Include the layer in Gerber set and include a note to the manufacturer about the layer that has the board edges. Btw, the usual layer for the edge is the keepout layer. no matter, you still need to send the Gerber data and the note.
2: Yes, and no, assuming the pads are big enough. For multilayer, you add a layer pair. I'm not on the computer I have Altium so I'm guessing, but it might be in board properties. A four layer PCB for this project is a bit overkill.
3: Put it in the bottom left corner, so all coordinates are positive. It should not really matter, but five seconds to avoid any potential problems is worth it.