Fabricators
Explanation of Quilter’s fabricator profiles, including stack-ups, fabrication rules, compile targets, filtering options, and pre-supported manufacturers.
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Explanation of Quilter’s fabricator profiles, including stack-ups, fabrication rules, compile targets, filtering options, and pre-supported manufacturers.
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Quilter gives you the ability to generate layouts that utilize stack-ups and fabrication rules sourced directly from fabricators.
A fabricator profile contains information about the stack-ups and fabrication rules that a PCB manufacturer supports and that Quilter will use when exploring layouts intended for that fabricator.
Fabricator profiles consist of:
Stack-ups, which define the physical parameters of your board, such as layer count, copper weight, and key material properties impacting physics calculations.
Fabrication rules, which determine the geometric limitations of the particular fabrication service that the fabricator will use to manufacture your layout. Examples include minimum copper trace width and clearances.
Each candidate that Quilter explores references a stack-up and fabrication rule set supported by the fabricator, as defined by the fabrication profile. We refer to this intersection of stack-up and fabrication rulesets as a "compile target."
Here's an example "Fabrication Profile" for JLCPCB, one of our Pre-supported fabricators, that specifies 12 unique Oshpark compile targets that align against OSH Park's and can be explored in parallel each time Quilter generates layout candidates.
Common_10_mil
• 10 mil trace/space • 12 mil drill
Common_8_mil
• 8 mil trace/space • 12 mil drill
Oshpark_2_Layer
• 6 mil trace/space • 10 mil drill
Oshpark_4_Layer
• 5 mil trace/space • 10 mil drill
Oshpark_6_Layer
• 5 mil trace/space • 8 mil drill
You can easily filter the candidates that Quilter presents to view only those compatible with your target fabricator. On the design parameters page, select the fabricators you wish to prioritize in the candidate review, and Quilter will apply them as filters during the review process, which can be updated or removed.
Currently, the only way to specify that Quilter targets a specific fabricator profile (stack-ups plus fabrication rules) as a requirement is to become a Quilter customer. As mentioned earlier, we offer customized fabricator profiles to all paid customers.
For convenience, Quilter has pre-defined fabrication profiles for each of the following fabricators:
JLCPCB
High-volume, low-cost PCB manufacturer with rapid turnaround.
China
MacroFab
North American contract manufacturer offering prototyping to production.
Houston, TX, USA
OSH Park
Community-focused PCB prototyping service for small-batch orders.
Oregon, USA
CircuitHub
Turnkey PCB assembly service integrated with online BOM sourcing.
Massachusetts, USA
American Standard Circuits
Full-service PCB manufacturer specializing in advanced and RF designs.
West Chicago, IL, USA
Not supported by fabricator
Not supported by fabricator
Not supported by fabricator
Quilter offers fabrication profile customization and implementation as a service to all paid customers. Customers can work with Quilter to define one or more custom fabrication profiles that utilize the stack-ups and fabrication rules that match the capabilities of their typical fabrication partners.