A KiCad plugin to create zip compressed gerber files to order for Elecrow, FusionPCB, PCBWay or JLCPCB.

Install as an addon for KiCad.

1. Tools -> Pulugin and Content Manager
2. Search gerber_to_order on plugins tab and click install button

Then start PCB editor of KiCad and select Tools -> External plugins -> Gerber to Order.

Clone this repository to someware.

mkdir ~/gitprojects
cd ~/gitprojects
git clone https://github.com/asukiaaa/gerber_to_order.git

Put plugin directory of this project to a directory for plugin. Symbolik link is OK.

For Windows. (It's for KiCad5. TODO: Check and update for KiCad6 and 7.)

mkdir -p ~/AppData/Roaming/kicad/scripting/plugins
cd ~/AppData/Roaming/kicad/scripting/plugins
ln -s ~/gitprojects/gerber_to_order/plugins ./gerber_to_order

For Mac. (It's for KiCad5. TODO: Check and update for KiCad6 and 7.)

mkdir -p ~/Library/Preferences/kicad/scripting/plugins
cd ~/Library/Preferences/kicad/scripting/plugins
ln -s ~/gitprojects/gerber_to_order/plugins ./gerber_to_order

For Linux. (Maybe version name of 6.0 will change by the version of KiCad which you use.)

mkdir -p ~/.local/share/kicad/6.0/scripting/plugins
cd ~/.local/share/kicad/6.0/scripting/plugins
ln -s ~/gitprojects/gerber_to_order/plugins ./gerber_to_order

Create a zip file.

zip kicad-addon metadata.json resources plugins

Then upload kicad-addon.zip for releasing.

MIT

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