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Subject:	Re: [geda-user] Retaining silk screen text when converting buffer to element?
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This may do what you need:

https://github.com/erichVK5/FootprintTextForPCB

It is a utility for converting a text string into a footprint element that
can then be broken into silk line elements for addition to a footprint you
are making.

I have added a demonstration footprint, demo.fp, to show what is possible.

The utility allows the generated text to be zoomed or shrunken with an
optional magnification ratio, and uses the free Hershey Sans 1 Stroke Font
I previously ported to gEDA.

I there's a lot of demand, I'll add support for Hershey German Gothic....

https://github.com/erichVK5/FootprintTextForPCB/blob/master/demo.fp

Have fun,

Erich.


On Fri, Aug 14, 2015 at 5:56 PM, Matt Rhys-Roberts (
matt DOT rhys-roberts AT envinsci DOT co DOT uk) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com] <
geda-user AT delorie DOT com> wrote:

> I've just spent ages drawing a complicated footprint, using top layer
> rectangles for SMD pads, and silk screen lines to show the device outline.
>
> I also wanted to include silk screen text in the final element, but this
> disappeared when converting the buffer to an element! The silk lines were
> unaffected though.
>
> Can anyone advise me on how to make the silk screen text appear along with
> everything else please?
>
> Thanks,
> Matt.
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div><div><div><div><div>This may do what you need:<b=
r><br><a href=3D"https://github.com/erichVK5/FootprintTextForPCB">https://g=
ithub.com/erichVK5/FootprintTextForPCB</a><br><br></div>It is a utility for=
 converting a text string into a footprint element that can then be broken =
into silk line elements for addition to a footprint you are making.<br><br>=
</div>I have added a demonstration footprint, demo.fp, to show what is poss=
ible.<br><br></div>The utility allows the generated text to be zoomed or sh=
runken with an optional magnification ratio, and uses the free Hershey Sans=
 1 Stroke Font I previously ported to gEDA.<br><br></div>I there&#39;s a lo=
t of demand, I&#39;ll add support for Hershey German Gothic....<br><br><a h=
ref=3D"https://github.com/erichVK5/FootprintTextForPCB/blob/master/demo.fp"=
>https://github.com/erichVK5/FootprintTextForPCB/blob/master/demo.fp</a><br=
><br></div>Have fun,<br><br></div>Erich.<br><div><div><div><br></div></div>=
</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Fr=
i, Aug 14, 2015 at 5:56 PM, Matt Rhys-Roberts (<a href=3D"mailto:matt.rhys-=
roberts AT envinsci DOT co DOT uk">matt DOT rhys-roberts AT envinsci DOT co DOT uk</a>) [via <a href=
=3D"mailto:geda-user AT delorie DOT com">geda-user AT delorie DOT com</a>] <span dir=3D"l=
tr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:geda-user AT delorie DOT com" target=3D"_blank">geda-use=
r AT delorie DOT com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" st=
yle=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">I&#39=
;ve just spent ages drawing a complicated footprint, using top layer rectan=
gles for SMD pads, and silk screen lines to show the device outline.<br>
<br>
I also wanted to include silk screen text in the final element, but this di=
sappeared when converting the buffer to an element! The silk lines were una=
ffected though.<br>
<br>
Can anyone advise me on how to make the silk screen text appear along with =
everything else please?<br>
<br>
Thanks,<br>
Matt.<br>
</blockquote></div><br></div>

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