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Releasing a Board for Manufacture (view source)
Revision as of 02:57, 8 October 2018
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== SSI.OutJob ==
== SSI.OutJob ==
[[File:outjobadded.png|thumb|200px|right|A project with an outjob correctly added to it.]]
There are a number of things to configure to get Altium to correctly output Gerbers and other files. These have been fortunately taken care of and saved in a special Altium file called an '''outjob'''. You'll need to add the outjob file to your project (as if it were a schematic file), and will then be able to output files for fabrication with a couple of clicks.
Master copies of the outjobs are in the SVN at {{svn-repo|altium-core/libraries/outjobs}}. Outjobs are also automatically included in the PCB project templates at {{svn-repo|altium-core/libraries/templates}}. If you didn't start from a project template (doing so next time will make your life easier), '''make a copy''' of the outjob you want to use and paste it into your project folder. Making a copy is important so that your project doesn't break on other people's computers or as people update the master copies of the outjobs (which your board may not be properly configured for). '''Make sure to pick the outjob that correspond's with your board's layer count. SSI.OutJob is for 2-layer boards, and SSI-4-LAYER.OutJob is for 4-layer boards. Picking the wrong outjob may result in your board coming back without the inner layers it should have or with two extra inner layers.''' Once you've copied the outjob, in the Projects pane in Altium, right click your project and select "Add Existing to Project" and in the window that comes up, select your copy of the outjob. You should now see a "Settings" folder under your project in the Projects pane with an "Output Jobs" folder within it (see right).
Once you have the outjob in your project and are ready to export files, open the outjob by double-clicking on it from the Projects pane.