OSHPark PCB Design Template

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Does anyone know if there is a pcb design template for OSHPark for download?

I was following their instructions on their site but some of the info has changed in the UI. I believe. It would be great to just have a downloadable template to use to ensure things are correct.

Thank you!!

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I have collected a number of board house design parameters here:

The OSH Park group contributed a few corrections to my initial work, so their templates should be up to date with current capabilities.

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Is there a way for kicad to include these templates with the software directly rather than requiring a seperate search for them?

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Awesome @Seth_h ! Thank you!

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We’re working on a repository for plugins that will allow manufacturers to list their templates + DRC settings for installation in the KiCad package.

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That sounds awesome - I’m looking forward to seeing that accessible through kicad. That would make a huge difference in function for users.

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This is something I tried to address with the DrMgr plugin. It lets you save the following parameters from a PCB into a file and then re-apply them to other PCBs:

  • Layers : List of enabled/visible PCB layers along with number of wiring layers and PCB thickness.
  • Design Rules : The minimum track/via/microvia dimensions and some miscellaneous flags.
  • Tracks & Vias : Dimensions for pre-defined tracks and vias.
  • Soldfer Mask/Paste : Dimensions and clearances for solder mask and paste.
  • Net Class Definitions : Width/clearance/via/microvia/ dimensions for classes of nets.
  • Net Class Assignments : Assignments of nets to net classes.
  • Plot Settings : Parameters and options controlling the output of Gerber or other plotting files.
  • Drill Settings : Parameters and options controlling the output of drill files (not currently working).

Unfortunately, due omissions in the PCBNEW Python API, it won’t let you save/restore the text and graphic dimensions, the differential pair width/gap settings, or the drill file settings.

So if somebody had a validated OSHPark PCB design, they could use DRMgr to extract the design rules into a file that could be applied to other designs.

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