Dave N6NZ wrote:
On Jan 21, 2010, at 1:08 PM, [email protected] wrote:
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If you convert the backmask or the frontmask files either with the 'gEDA/pcb to
dxf' route or the 'Gerber to dxf', you can very quickly have your solder paste
mask.
Almost. There *is* a paste layer, although it isn't very flexible (I have
plans for that, too). The paste layer and the mask layer are not the same.
The paste layer reflects only surface pads, not through-hole pads.
Thanks, Dave. I never noticed the paste layer produced by the gerber or
the postscript export. That is a great feature of 'pcb'.
You can easily do the 'gEDA, Inkscape, pstoedit' process on the paste
layer .gbr or .ps file, and you will have your .dxf of it for laser cutting.
Dave N6NZ wrote:
I just placed an order for a MakerBot CupCake http://www.makerbot.com/ --
mainly just as a toy to share with my 10 year old daughter, who is both nerdy
and arty (her self-chosen free-time activities this past Sunday were: a)
drawing with her oil pastels, b) doing pcb layout on a game she is building for
herself with my help, c) building cholesterol with her organic chemistry model
kit) The CupCake should be an interesting toy.
The MakerBot looks really cool. MakerBot, pastel oil painting, building
cholesterol molecules, making pcb's - at age 10! I am impressed by your
daughter's interests and talents! She is lucky to have you encouraging her.
I bet she would be fascinated by what Bathsheba Grossman is doing - the
3d printed sculpture, but also the 3d laser etchings in glass of
molecules and galaxies.
Dave
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