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From: | "Erich Heinzle (a1039181 AT gmail DOT com) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com]" <geda-user AT delorie DOT com> |
Date: | Sat, 26 Sep 2020 03:45:10 +0930 |
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Subject: | Re: [geda-user] generate complex outline in pcb? |
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--000000000000d520ad05b0274c09 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" If you find the bezier approximation in pstoedit to be a bit lumpy, it is worth trying conversion using inkscape extensions direct to pcb format, as it is usually smoother. Regards, Erich On Sat, 26 Sep 2020 03:28 Dave McGuire (mcguire AT neurotica DOT com) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com], <geda-user AT delorie DOT com> wrote: > On 9/25/20 9:45 AM, John Peck wrote: > > I use pstoedit a lot: > > > > pstoedit -xscale 0.5 -yscale 0.5 -ssp -flat .01 -f pcb $(whatever).pdf > > $(whatever).pcb > > > > Can you get your silkscreen outline into pdf (or ps)? Maybe you could > > then just play with the scaling in pstoedit to make a bigger version of > > the outline. You'll then have to bring the output into PCB and "move > > selected to current layer" after making the outline layer current. > > I think I've gotten it. In Inkscape: > > (bring object in) > path->break apart > path->union > path->outset (then ^) to expand the blob) > path->stroke to path > > The result is a perfect outline of the object. > > Then export to eps, then use pstoedit. > > This seems to work rather well. > > -Dave > > -- > Dave McGuire, AK4HZ > New Kensington, PA > > --000000000000d520ad05b0274c09 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"auto"><div>If you find the bezier approximation in pstoedit to = be a bit lumpy,=C2=A0 it is worth trying conversion using inkscape extensio= ns direct to pcb format, as it is usually smoother.<br><br>Regards,</div><d= iv dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Erich<br><br><div class=3D"gmai= l_quote" dir=3D"auto"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sat, 26 Sep = 2020 03:28 Dave McGuire (<a href=3D"mailto:mcguire AT neurotica DOT com">mcguire AT n= eurotica.com</a>) [via <a href=3D"mailto:geda-user AT delorie DOT com">geda-user AT d= elorie.com</a>], <<a href=3D"mailto:geda-user AT delorie DOT com">geda-user AT del= orie.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D= "margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">On 9/25/20 = 9:45 AM, John Peck wrote:<br> > I use pstoedit a lot:<br> > <br> > pstoedit -xscale 0.5 -yscale 0.5 -ssp -flat .01 -f pcb $(whatever).pdf= <br> > $(whatever).pcb<br> > <br> > Can you get your silkscreen outline into pdf (or ps)?=C2=A0 Maybe you = could <br> > then just play with the scaling in pstoedit to make a bigger version o= f <br> > the outline.=C2=A0 You'll then have to bring the output into PCB a= nd "move <br> > selected to current layer" after making the outline layer current= .<br> <br> =C2=A0 =C2=A0I think I've gotten it.=C2=A0 In Inkscape:<br> <br> =C2=A0 =C2=A0(bring object in)<br> =C2=A0 =C2=A0path->break apart<br> =C2=A0 =C2=A0path->union<br> =C2=A0 =C2=A0path->outset (then ^) to expand the blob)<br> =C2=A0 =C2=A0path->stroke to path<br> <br> =C2=A0 =C2=A0The result is a perfect outline of the object.<br> <br> =C2=A0 =C2=A0Then export to eps, then use pstoedit.<br> <br> =C2=A0 =C2=A0This seems to work rather well.<br> <br> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0-Dave<br> <br> -- <br> Dave McGuire, AK4HZ<br> New Kensington, PA<br> <br> </blockquote></div></div></div> --000000000000d520ad05b0274c09--
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