X-Authentication-Warning: delorie.com: mail set sender to geda-user-bounces using -f X-Recipient: geda-user AT delorie DOT com X-Yahoo-Newman-Property: ymail-3 X-Yahoo-Newman-Id: 798425 DOT 88175 DOT bm AT omp1016 DOT mail DOT ne1 DOT yahoo DOT com DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=yahoo.com; s=s1024; t=1343340296; bh=Bg/kCvoQYVhoGQU2eHK4rT5R9pYVUusfwywXHeGOTcA=; h=X-YMail-OSG:Received:X-Mailer:References:Message-ID:Date:From:Reply-To:Subject:To:In-Reply-To:MIME-Version:Content-Type; b=FKqR2zvts24eRdK31oV+V8/tyhf+yROEvtjO7Ch1iiMqUKaqA30riNcKY8efF/YwK+MuLL9Uyczuy86r3XbwEjc2NCn1gYEU8PoOwW1rgc8DvKg3ML6igYjN5JlV0o1/JdwkaNQaZQAvj52mjuCnpg8PpT75rJ1FpxzY5QWZoy0= DomainKey-Signature:a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.com; h=X-YMail-OSG:Received:X-Mailer:References:Message-ID:Date:From:Reply-To:Subject:To:In-Reply-To:MIME-Version:Content-Type; b=ajsSuRcpa68FwE79fPI+LsUNAKMmMwPL2ZU1p+NRVIk/MnKQ3Ez/dTxAzlcrg9H0K+tXF6AJ+wOgl867UDo6G8GBYTCTJL4o2uBCTJrgar7Jq2YGeJ10xzRHlhyeTtJvVKMM4cbCLS2oM3UdWunO44Jhygx5C7HXsQ4ySGUYwAI=; X-YMail-OSG: gACzOL0VM1mRxppETri7koSgb9oN9jHitYPdz84DRfdlW3C w4xCjStx6e.UKK2kc3sbIaDuOHkYkb0s4bzTeBfvj5gsQxc_ykTcSrggpIgP vGtQpLLwGFYz3KTuCQdkzlcmlZ6H0IsyxcWf2GEMI4xbcK2j00sKMVT3JsSP Oyky5O.sTAsbN4VoIo9bBmKOkPemr_B3yR90vBGzoPvdzWxbe0mXLQCY.qG_ 6w_Fm6FMTqV1DLMCKJEwZVJRHFItVsKh5UMLXhMuu7olZGoDKaivaUxkWia8 CW6GwEb3wDh1psjg76maTKcCvOwn3LKczOj32FGkDTYTXye1Tmt91dWYySXe XbFc4eYExnCDCCxw_viyzHvUqscjZtNLuvCcy28Xp8f81x8I_9VRIVt0r4JL DfhU3yLP_TG.QS6auVI_MYPhbbyQ716XPke8Qd2YdUKyMGAMgnk.Bmk7bMyb IRIztOXE6B46ll9WvX.B_Yk_2kT6psNAH7yyYYMeRZIhnqdd7J8hJ97NNxVF 0J_cwa6KesKnhzckOnlsMMCy4FKBwk5_WGpwjT3NeFhQ3WN2LUfLeRXmkYJY LVN14OijGUy4Gf_l.2mi9us0CFxx9cR3nAA-- X-Mailer: YahooMailWebService/0.8.120.356233 References: <5010D52B DOT 8030800 AT plastitar DOT com> <20120725143418 DOT 5f735b1d AT svelte> <1343271873 DOT 88774 DOT YahooMailNeo AT web120701 DOT mail DOT ne1 DOT yahoo DOT com> <1343315293 DOT 25000 DOT YahooMailNeo AT web120705 DOT mail DOT ne1 DOT yahoo DOT com> <1343317011 DOT 45576 DOT YahooMailNeo AT web120702 DOT mail DOT ne1 DOT yahoo DOT com> <201207261559 DOT q6QFxUsp014958 AT envy DOT delorie DOT com> Message-ID: <1343340296.61100.YahooMailNeo@web120703.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2012 15:04:56 -0700 (PDT) From: Edward Comer Subject: Re: [geda-user] Odd Shape Board Outline - HOW? To: "geda-user AT delorie DOT com" In-Reply-To: <201207261559.q6QFxUsp014958@envy.delorie.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-1480336445-1925243834-1343340296=:61100" Reply-To: geda-user AT delorie DOT com Errors-To: nobody AT delorie DOT com X-Mailing-List: geda-user AT delorie DOT com X-Unsubscribes-To: listserv AT delorie DOT com Precedence: bulk ---1480336445-1925243834-1343340296=:61100 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I have success!! FYI, my process for creating a complex outline was:=0A=091= . Design the complex outline in inkscape=0A=091. Flatten by selecting all, = then PATH->UNION=0A=092. Save as .ps=0A=092. Create a PCB with: pstoedit -f= lat 0.1 -f pcb artwork.ps artwork.pcb=0A=093. In PCB, alter Preferences->Si= ze to match target .pcb, save exit=0A=094. Open artwork.pcb with text edito= r and copy Layer(5 "bound")(Line[...]) section=0A=095. Open target .pcb wit= h text editor and paste into Layer(3 "outline")(Line[...]) section=0AI have= n't even started laying out the board yet, but a screenshot showing the out= line create per the above instructions, is below:=0A=0ALink to partial scre= en capture:=A0http://i.imgur.com/XNNsM.png=0A=0A=0AThanks for all of the he= lp.=0A ---1480336445-1925243834-1343340296=:61100 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
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    • I haven't even started laying out the board yet, but a sc= reenshot showing the outline create per the above instructions, is below:

    Link to partial screen capture: http://i.imgur.com/XNNsM.png


    Thanks for all of the he= lp.

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