The manufacturing company is asking for a "pick and place file" or a "centroid file". Where do I find it?

[JonasBchrt]

I would like to have some SnapperGPS receivers built by an electronics manufacturer. However, the company is asking for a "pick and place file" or a "centroid file". Where do I find it?

[JonasBchrt]

You can find these files in the top level of the GitHub repository. They are named snappergps_1_0_0.mnb and snappergps_1_0_0.mnt, one for the bottom layer and one for the top layer. The names "pick and place file" and "centroid file" may be used interchangeably by some manufacturers.

If you would like to learn more about these files, PCBWay has a brief summary of what they are and what different file formats exist. Here is a summary quote from this website:

To place surface mounted parts on PCBs via automated equipment, it is necessary to create a Centroid file to program the equipment. A Centroid file contains all the positional parameters such that the machine knows where to place a component and in what orientation on a PCB.