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| # HQ NextPCB Active Manufacturing | ||
| ### Quote your board in KiCad and make your order with single click | ||
| ### Get PCB quotations within KiCad and order with a single click | ||
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| Active manufacturing plugin will help you: | ||
| HQ NextPCB's Active manufacturing plugin will help you: | ||
| - Extract key manufacturing parameters from your design | ||
| - Get real time quotation from NextPCB within KiCad | ||
| - Generate gerber files and send it to NextPCB with your personal setting | ||
| - Get real-time quotations from NextPCB within KiCad | ||
| - Generate Gerber files and upload them to NextPCB along with your personal board settings | ||
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| Once the upload is complete, you can use HQ Gerber Viewer double check your files, adjust manufacturing parameters or add it to cart directly. | ||
| Once the upload is complete, you can use the HQDFM Gerber Viewer to double check your manufacturing files, adjust board parameters then add it to your NextPCB cart directly. | ||
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| ## Features | ||
| ### Automatic parameter extraction | ||
| When launching the plugin, below parameters will be extracted from PCB: | ||
| When launching the plugin, the following parameters will be extracted from your KiCad design: | ||
| - Layer count | ||
| - Board size(x,y) | ||
| - Board size (x,y) | ||
| - Board thickness | ||
| - Min trace width/clearance | ||
| - Min drilled hole | ||
| - Minimum trace width/spacing | ||
| - Minimum drill hole size | ||
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| *Note: These parameters can not be edited as it is directly extracted from board.* | ||
| *Note: These parameters cannot be edited from the plugin as they are extracted directly from your KiCad design.* | ||
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| ### Real time quotation Within KiCad | ||
| When you click "Update Price" button, plugin will show you the price and leading time for your board. | ||
| ### Real-time quotations completely within KiCad | ||
| Click the "Update Price" button to get the latest pricing and lead time for your boards from NextPCB. | ||
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| You can modify your requirement(Eg. silkscreen/solder mask color, board quantity etc) any time and re-quote the price by clicking the button. All the parameters are aligned with the setting on [NextPCB](https://www.nextpcb.com/). | ||
| You can modify other parameters (E.g. solder mask color, board quantity, etc.) at any time and re-quote the price with a click of a button. All the options are synced with [NextPCB](https://www.nextpcb.com/). | ||
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| *Note: Some combinations are restricted(Eg. white silkscreen should not match white soldermask).* | ||
| *Note: Some combinations are restricted (E.g. white silkscreen cannot be chosen with white solder mask).* | ||
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| ### Gerber generatation and sync to [NextPCB](https://www.nextpcb.com/) website with single click | ||
| When you click "Place Order" button, plugin will generate gerber/NC drill files at backend and post the gerber files to website along with your manufacturing setting. | ||
| ### One-click Gerber generation and sync to the [HQ NextPCB PCB order page](https://www.nextpcb.com/pcb-quote) | ||
| Click the "Place Order" button to generate Gerber and NC drill files and upload them straight to NextPCB's order page along with your board parameters. | ||
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| So everything is in sync, no additional manual adjustments required. Of course, you are free to change the settings on the website and then make the real order. | ||
| Everything is in sync, so no additional adjustments are required. Of course, you are free to change the settings on the website and then proceed to order. | ||
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| ## Installation | ||
| Download the latest release ZIP file from **reserved for package**, within KiCad open the "Plugin and Content Manager" from the main window. Install the ZIP file using "Install from File..." a the bottom of the window. | ||
| Download the latest release ZIP file from **reserved for package** then within KiCad, open the "Plugin and Content Manager" from the main window. Finally, install the ZIP file using "Install from File..." at the bottom of the window. | ||
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| ### About HQ NextPCB | ||
| HQ NextPCB specializes in reliable multilayer PCB manufacture and assembly, and like KiCad, our goal is to enable engineers to build tomorrow's electronics. NextPCB is working with KiCad to provide smart tools to simplify the progression from design to physical product. With 3 major factories catering to prototyping, mass production and PCB assembly, and over 15 years of engineering expertise, NextPCB believes our industrial experience will prove invaluable to KiCad users and the PCB design community. | ||
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| We are [KiCad Platinum Sponsor](https://www.nextpcb.com/blog/kicad-nextpcb-platinum-sponsorship). | ||
| We are a [KiCad Platinum Sponsor](https://www.nextpcb.com/blog/kicad-nextpcb-platinum-sponsorship). |