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Depending on what you wish to achieve, it may be possible to create text as
graphics in some program, then convert to lines for use in a footprint - or
polygon shaped for use on the pcb layout directly.

Peter

On 20 Feb 2017 16:29, <gedah AT igor2 DOT repo DOT hu> wrote:

>
>
> On Mon, 20 Feb 2017, Vasily Olekhov (olekhov AT gmail DOT com) [via
> geda-help AT delorie DOT com] wrote:
>
> Is there an easy way to design a footprint with a text labels on
>> silkscreen?
>> All my efforts end up when PCB removes all text, but leaves pure geometry
>> elements (lines, arcs etc).
>>
>
> Not really, an element can have only 3 text objects, from which only 1 is
> visible at any given time.
>
> I think this is due to the way PCB deals with text labels. It includes a
>> whole font definition in pcb sketch. When I try to combine all pieces to a
>> element, it removes all text.
>>
>
> It's not related to fonts. It's the limited footprint model.
>
> I thought the proper way is to somehow convert text to vector lines.
>> Am I doing it wrong?
>>
>
> YOu are not doing it wrong, I think currently your only option is that
> conversion.
>
>
>> Should I draw text line-by-line by hand?
>> Should I exclude all text from footprint? And place it only during PCB
>> design?
>>
>> And, by the way, is there a possibility to change font? It lacks russian
>> characters.
>>
>
> You can replace the default single font. As long as pcb supports only 1
> font, you'll probably have trouble packign both russian and english
> alphabet in the available symbol space.
>
> Regards,
>
> Igor2

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<div dir=3D"auto">Depending on what you wish to achieve, it may be possible=
 to create text as graphics in some program, then convert to lines for use =
in a footprint - or polygon shaped for use on the pcb layout directly.<div =
dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Peter</div></div><div class=3D"gma=
il_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 20 Feb 2017 16:29,  &lt;<a href=
=3D"mailto:gedah AT igor2 DOT repo DOT hu">gedah AT igor2 DOT repo DOT hu</a>&gt; wrote:<br type=
=3D"attribution"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8=
ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><br>
<br>
On Mon, 20 Feb 2017, Vasily Olekhov (<a href=3D"mailto:olekhov AT gmail DOT com" t=
arget=3D"_blank">olekhov AT gmail DOT com</a>) [via <a href=3D"mailto:geda-help AT de=
lorie.com" target=3D"_blank">geda-help AT delorie DOT com</a>] wrote:<br>
<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Is there an easy way to design a footprint with a text labels on silkscreen=
?<br>
All my efforts end up when PCB removes all text, but leaves pure geometry<b=
r>
elements (lines, arcs etc).<br>
</blockquote>
<br>
Not really, an element can have only 3 text objects, from which only 1 is v=
isible at any given time.<br>
<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
I think this is due to the way PCB deals with text labels. It includes a<br=
>
whole font definition in pcb sketch. When I try to combine all pieces to a<=
br>
element, it removes all text.<br>
</blockquote>
<br>
It&#39;s not related to fonts. It&#39;s the limited footprint model.<br>
<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
I thought the proper way is to somehow convert text to vector lines.<br>
Am I doing it wrong?=C2=A0<br>
</blockquote>
<br>
YOu are not doing it wrong, I think currently your only option is that conv=
ersion.<br>
<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<br>
Should I draw text line-by-line by hand?<br>
Should I exclude all text from footprint? And place it only during PCB<br>
design?<br>
<br>
And, by the way, is there a possibility to change font? It lacks russian<br=
>
characters.<br>
</blockquote>
<br>
You can replace the default single font. As long as pcb supports only 1 fon=
t, you&#39;ll probably have trouble packign both russian and english alphab=
et in the available symbol space.<br>
<br>
Regards,<br>
<br>
Igor2</blockquote></div></div>

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