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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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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
>
>

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<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>], &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:geda-user AT delorie DOT com">geda-user AT del=
orie.com</a>&gt; 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>
&gt; I use pstoedit a lot:<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; pstoedit -xscale 0.5 -yscale 0.5 -ssp -flat .01 -f pcb $(whatever).pdf=
 <br>
&gt; $(whatever).pcb<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; Can you get your silkscreen outline into pdf (or ps)?=C2=A0 Maybe you =
could <br>
&gt; then just play with the scaling in pstoedit to make a bigger version o=
f <br>
&gt; the outline.=C2=A0 You&#39;ll then have to bring the output into PCB a=
nd &quot;move <br>
&gt; selected to current layer&quot; after making the outline layer current=
.<br>
<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0I think I&#39;ve gotten it.=C2=A0 In Inkscape:<br>
<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0(bring object in)<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0path-&gt;break apart<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0path-&gt;union<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0path-&gt;outset (then ^) to expand the blob)<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0path-&gt;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>

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