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Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2014 10:25:04 -0700
From: Jason McLafferty <jason1391978 AT yahoo DOT com>
Subject: Re: [geda-help] drawing footprint in pcb - trying to place text on silk layer
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Hi DJ,=0A=0AThank you for your reply.=A0 Using a 360 degree arc for the mar=
k worked great.=0A=0AJason McLafferty=0A=0A=0A=0AOn Wednesday, July 23, 201=
4 12:38 PM, DJ Delorie <dj AT delorie DOT com> wrote:=0A =0A=0A=0A=0A> (1) if I dr=
aw the pads (on top layer), and put the "o" on silk layer=0A> near pad 1 (u=
sing text tool), draw a silk part outline, select all,=0A> cut to buffer, c=
onvert buffer to element, then paste buffer on work=0A> area, the "o" does =
not appear.=A0 The silk outline layer does appear=0A> as I have drawn it.=
=0A=0AThere is no support for arbitrary text in footprints, sorry.=0A=0A=0A=
> Can anyone suggest where I am going wrong?=A0 What is the correct way=0A>=
 to add text to the silk layer when drawing a part?=0A=0AIn this case, wher=
e you just need to draw a dot, typically you'd use a=0Azero-length trace (w=
here trace width becomes dot diameter) or a=0A360-degree arc, not text.
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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><span>Hi DJ,</span></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><span></span></div><div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size:=
 16px; font-family: HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Gra=
nde,sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>T=
hank you for your reply.&nbsp; Using a 360 degree arc for the mark worked g=
reat.</span></div><div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-=
family: HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-ser=
if; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><br><span></span></=
div><div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family:
 HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif; bac=
kground-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>Jason McLafferty</sp=
an></div> <div class=3D"qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div style=3D"display:=
 block;" class=3D"yahoo_quoted"> <div style=3D"font-family: HelveticaNeue, =
Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 12p=
t;"> <div style=3D"font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, A=
rial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <font=
 face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2"> On Wednesday, July 23, 2014 12:38 PM, DJ Delori=
e &lt;dj AT delorie DOT com&gt; wrote:<br> </font> </div>  <br><br> <div class=3D"=
y_msg_container"><br clear=3D"none">&gt; (1) if I draw the pads (on top lay=
er), and put the "o" on silk layer<br clear=3D"none">&gt; near pad 1 (using=
 text tool), draw a silk part outline, select all,<br clear=3D"none">&gt; c=
ut to buffer, convert buffer to element, then paste buffer on work<br clear=
=3D"none">&gt;
 area, the "o" does not appear.&nbsp; The silk outline layer does appear<br=
 clear=3D"none">&gt; as I have drawn it.<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"non=
e">There is no support for arbitrary text in footprints, sorry.<div class=
=3D"yqt5773371328" id=3D"yqtfd00890"><br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">=
&gt; Can anyone suggest where I am going wrong?&nbsp; What is the correct w=
ay<br clear=3D"none">&gt; to add text to the silk layer when drawing a part=
?</div><br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">In this case, where you just n=
eed to draw a dot, typically you'd use a<br clear=3D"none">zero-length trac=
e (where trace width becomes dot diameter) or a<br clear=3D"none">360-degre=
e arc, not text.<div class=3D"yqt5773371328" id=3D"yqtfd56724"><br clear=3D=
"none"></div><br><br></div>  </div> </div>  </div> </div></body></html>
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