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From: DJ Delorie <dj AT delorie DOT com>
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Subject: Re: [geda-user] PCB jpg to silkscreen
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Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2019 17:36:16 -0500
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"Rob Butts (r DOT butts DOT geda AT gmail DOT com) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com]"
<geda-user AT delorie DOT com> writes:

> I searched online for a way to convert a jpg (logo) to a PCB
> silkscreen.  I found only one convoluted way using Inkscape and
> pstoedit.  I got inkscape to work fine but pstoedit is failing.

If it helps, this is the command line I use for that...

        pstoedit -dt -flat 0.1 -pta -f pcb gr8c.ps > gr8c.pcb

> Is there another way to convert a jpg to silkscreen?

I once wrote a program to convert based on using each pixel to make a
varying-sized silk square.  I don't recommend it ;-)