I submitted gerbers of my first project which had all the silkscreens showing in the 3D rendering.
The photo that was shown after ordering was missing 3 silkscreen items. They sent me a view of the drill dwg which showed them missing?
Any suggestions on what might be wrong would be helpful.
Thanks
Vic
Welcome, Vvarady!
Go to help>about>copy version information and post that.
I have not used the 3D functions, but I suspect that is not intended as a reliable check on everything in the layout. I guess the 3D models are either there or not, and the silkscreen may be permanently fixed (sort of) to the footprint in the 3D view. I think you probably need to check the layers in KiCad and the gerbers before ordering.
When all else fails, remember the Gerber Baby…
I edited your title to be more informative.
3D rendering runs from the layout editor. Maybe you added the silkscreen items and forgot to regenerate the gerbers before submitting? Or those 3 items aren’t really on the silkscreen layer, you put them on a different layer?
I usually put the zip of the Gerbers through a web based viewer like tracespace view
I just uploaded the gerbers to tracespace view and it shows the bd with all silkscreens?
Could you have uploaded an older version of the zip file to the fabricator? Or try another fabricator, it’s usually free to upload a design and preview before paying.
Another thing to watch out for: Changing project name or file naming format (Protel or not; Protel filenames are not necessary for JLCPCB these days, some tutes are outdated) between generating gerbers, resulting in a directory with a mix of old and new gerber files. Best to nuke the gerber directory before regenerating the files.
Also JLCPCB supplies a plugin for submitting jobs which takes some hassle out, find it in the PCM. You never told us what version KiCad you’re running, hopefully it’s the latest in v8.
This is the first time I uploaded any gerbers.
I was using a KiCad youtube tutorial and they used JLCPCB
can try gerber_to_order plugin can use work
If you upload your project someone will certainly (almost certainly) look at it.
I can’t find out why the schematic and PCB editor show silkscreen values for R2-R4, but it is missing in Gerber?
How do I upload the file here?
This FAQ explains what you have to do to increase your trust level be able to post attachments:
Or wait for a moderator to promote you. When you can post attachments, post the entire project, whcih can be created by archiving the project in a zip file. The settings are part of the project and may affect the visibility of silkscreen items.
If (in KiCad normal layer view; not 3D) you turn off visibility of all layers other than the silkscreen layer, do you see values for R2-R4?
Drag it on your post.
ok,
Which file extension?
Read here for how to save your project in a zip archive:
You should attach the whole project, not just one or two files because the problem may not be where you think it is.
Silkscreen R2-R4 seen on PCB Editor not in Gerbers? V 8.0 KiCad
Switch-Kat feedback assy.kicad_sch (22.9 KB)
Switch-Kat feedback assy.kicad_pro (14.6 KB)
Switch-Kat feedback assy.kicad_prl (1.3 KB)
Switch-Kat feedback assy.kicad_pcb (35.2 KB)
And this is what I see when I turn on only the silkscreen layer. I do not see any reference designations.
What’s in the refdes fields of the symbols? I wonder if OP replaced them with the values. (I’m away from my computer.)
I wonder whether different sets of files (projects) are being confused.
Yeah OP could have broken the one folder one project rule which is why they didn’t post the zip as it would have pulled in more than one project.
