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The CAM350 is a software for electronic engineers to check the designs. And also, it is widely used to panelize PCBs for SMT producing to save costs of making PCBs. Elecrow supplies the PCB Fabricate service to help our users cost down the PCB costs.

So, here is a step by step tutorial for you to learn how to panelize PCBs with the CAM350, to make your designs more effective and cheaper.


Open gerber file with CAM 350
step 1, open gerber files with CAM350.

1)File->Import->autoImport
2)Choose autoImport Directory
3)Do not select the drill layer
4) Press the Finish button
5) Import the drill layer

a. File->Import->Drill Data
b. press this button to choose the drill layer file. choose All Files, then double click the drill layer file
c. Select Leading, then press the OK button

Congratulations, you have open the Gerber files with CAM350 success now

step 2, save as PCBname.cam file
Panelize PCBs

step 1, Press the File->NEW, then click File->Open. open PCBname.CAM
step 2, press File->Merge, select the file that you want to panelize and open it
step 3, press ok button
step 4, Right click, place it at anywhere
step 5, Press Edit->Move, Move the next gerber files to where you want to place it
step 6, Press Edit->Change-> Explode -> All
step 7, Right Click the white board. press Yes Button
step 8, Now, there are a lot of layer file in the gerber file. we need to move the same layer to one layer.
Here make the GBO layer as an Example
Double click the GBO, then press the SelectAll Button, then press the Move To Layer button.

Select the GBO
Do the same things for the other layers. When you moved all the same layers to one layer. Press File->Save.
you have panelized the two PCB as one Gerber. Now you have to export the Gerber data

Export the Gerber Data
Step 1, press File->Export ->Gerber Data
step 2, Press the Export Path to select where to export. Change All the Filename as required. then press the OK button to export the Gerber data
step 3. Export the Drill data
press File->Export->Drill Data
then you can change the drill layer filename, press the OK button

Then press File->New, open the gerber file you just exported. Don't forget to check the gerber file is right you needed or not. please check the following PCB Layers
Gerber file requirement:(The following layers are needed)