How to generate gerber file

How to generate Gerber & Drill file from Altium

Many customers sent us wrong gerber file,even forgot drill file .For urgent jobs, the mistakes will waste much time .That is why we have to show how to generate correct gerber and drill file from Altium. There are any versions for Altium,we can not keep update,here is an example for Altium 6.9. New versions will be similar.

1, this is what we see when open your design file . For PCB manufacturing,PCBDOC is the only and right file for us.

2,before generate,check each layer is correct.Please do not forget the outline layer. L--->view options-->Hide other layers

3,All layer is correct,then set original datum.
Edit--->Origin--->Set. Many customers did not set origin,that makes each gerber layers are in different positions.

4,Export gerber file now. File-->Fabrication outputs-->Gerber files.

Gerber format setting. 2:4 is preferred for all.

Click layers-->Used on.you will see your defined layers.

Some boards are very large ,or some features are far away from your board.so change the film size. then Click OK ,gerber files are in the same path with the design now.