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docs/guides/understanding-fabrication-files.md

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### Web
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On the web, you can just hit "Download" on any circuit, then hit "Fabrication Files"
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On the web, you can just hit "Download" or "Export" on any circuit, then hit "Fabrication Files"
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### CLI
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You can run [tsci export ./main.tsx --to fabrication-zip](../command-line/tsci-export) to export to a fabrication files zip file containing Gerbers, Bill of Materials and
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the Pick'n'Place CSV.
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The easiest way to get fabrication files is to go to `File > Export > Fabrication Files`
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in the web browser after doing `tsci dev`
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## Uploading Fabrication Files
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<img src="/img/tsci-dev-export.png" alt="CLI Export Button" />
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<figcaption>Downloading fabrication files from the online editor</figcaption>
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## What's inside the zip file?
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The zip file contains three types of files:
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- `gerbers` Describes the copper layers of your PCB
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- `bill-of-materials.csv` This is a csv file with the components in the circuit and their
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quantity.
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- `pick-n-place.csv` This is a csv file with the components in the circuit and their
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position on the board.
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