Recently, PCBWay added a plug-in called PCBWay Fabrication Toolkit to Kicad: With just one click of the mouse, four files can be exported from the layout file automatically: Gerber file, IPC-Netlist file, BOM file and Pick and Place file, which can significantly improves the efficiency of pre-production work.
After installation, you can use the plug-in to export BOM files and centroid files.
Sending the files to PCBWay, and they can be used for production after being reviewed by the staff.
Please note: If you want to place a patch order, please be sure to add MPN information to the design file. This can help the quoter source the device you need more accurately.
Except for the way mentioned before, you can also download the latest ZIP file from https://github.com/pcbway/PCBWay-Fabrication-Toolkit-for-KiCad:
Open the "Plugin and Content Manager" from the main window of KiCad and install the ZIP file via "Install from File".
Through BOM files, we can get all information of the components used in your design. In order to speed up the quotation process, we need this information:
1. Designator (necessary)
2. Quantity (necessary)
3. MPN/Part Number (necessary)
4. Package/Footprint (necessary)
5. Manufacturer (optional)
6. Description/value (optional)
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