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| Date: | Wed, 23 Jul 2014 08:23:45 -0700
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| From: | Jason McLafferty <jason1391978 AT yahoo DOT com>
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| Subject: | [geda-help] drawing footprint in pcb - trying to place text on silk layer
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Hi,=0A=0AI am trying to draw a footprint for a transformer in pcb.=A0 I wis=
h to add a mark (an "o") on the silk layer near pad one for proper placemen=
t of the part.=A0 I have run into some problems trying to do this:=0A=0A(1)=
if I draw the pads (on top layer), and put the "o" on silk layer near pad =
1 (using text tool), draw a silk part outline, select all, cut to buffer, c=
onvert buffer to element, then paste buffer on work area, the "o" does not =
appear.=A0 The silk outline layer does appear as I have drawn it.=0A=0A=0A(=
2) if I draw the pads (top layer), cut to buffer, convert to element, then =
add the silk "o", cut to buffer, convert to element, then paste, the "o" do=
es appear.=A0 But if I left click on the silk part outline, everything *exc=
ept* the silk "o" becomes highlighted in blue (looks like the "o" is not co=
nsidered to be part of the element?).=0A=0A(3) continuing from (2), if I se=
lect everything, cut to buffer, and save buffer elements to file, this look=
s like it has succeeded, but if I try opening the footprint I just generate=
d in pcb, nothing appears.=0A=0ACan anyone suggest where I am going wrong?=
=A0 What is the correct way to add text to the silk layer when drawing a pa=
rt?=0A=0AThank you for any help.=0A=0AJason McLafferty=0A
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<html><body><div style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:He=
lveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;fo=
nt-size:12pt"><div>Hi,</div><div><br></div><div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0=
); font-size: 16px; font-family: HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Ari=
al,Lucida Grande,sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: nor=
mal;">I am trying to draw a footprint for a transformer in pcb. I wis=
h to add a mark (an "o") on the silk layer near pad one for proper placemen=
t of the part. I have run into some problems trying to do this:</div>=
<div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: HelveticaN=
eue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif; background-col=
or: transparent; font-style: normal;"><br></div><div style=3D"color: rgb(0,=
0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetic=
a,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style=
:
normal;">(1) if I draw the pads (on top layer), and put the "o" on silk la=
yer near pad 1 (using text tool), draw a silk part outline, select all, cut=
to buffer, convert buffer to element, then paste buffer on work area, the =
"o" does not appear. The silk outline layer does appear as I have dra=
wn it.<br></div><div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-fa=
mily: HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif=
; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><br></div><div style=
=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: HelveticaNeue,Helvet=
ica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif; background-color: transp=
arent; font-style: normal;">(2) if I draw the pads (top layer), cut to buff=
er, convert to element, then add the silk "o", cut to buffer, convert to el=
ement, then paste, the "o" does appear. But if I left click on the si=
lk part outline, everything *except* the silk "o" becomes highlighted in
blue (looks like the "o" is not considered to be part of the element?).</d=
iv><div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: Helveti=
caNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif; background-=
color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><br></div><div style=3D"color: rgb=
(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helve=
tica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-st=
yle: normal;">(3) continuing from (2), if I select everything, cut to buffe=
r, and save buffer elements to file, this looks like it has succeeded, but =
if I try opening the footprint I just generated in pcb, nothing appears.</d=
iv><div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: Helveti=
caNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif; background-=
color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><br></div><div style=3D"color: rgb=
(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: HelveticaNeue,Helvetica
Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif; background-color: transpare=
nt; font-style: normal;">Can anyone suggest where I am going wrong? W=
hat is the correct way to add text to the silk layer when drawing a part?</=
div><div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: Helvet=
icaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif; background=
-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><br></div><div style=3D"color: rg=
b(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helv=
etica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-s=
tyle: normal;">Thank you for any help.</div><div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, =
0); font-size: 16px; font-family: HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Ar=
ial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: no=
rmal;"><br></div><div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-f=
amily: HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida
Grande,sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;">Jas=
on McLafferty<br></div></div></body></html>
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