--- In [email protected], Dan Andersson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Thursday 24 April 2008 20:26:28 sadkra wrote: > > Hello Everyone, > > > > I just finished my first sch-pcb project in Kicad. > > > > I tried to output the pcb in Postscript format. When I looked > > carefully at the Postscript file, I found that some of the pads are > > missing &/or some pads are only half drawn in bottom-copper layer > > while bottom-copper mask shows the complete pad-mask. > > > > I may add that gerber output of the same pcb is fine without any > > problems. > > > > It will be of great help if someone throws any light on this. > > > > regards, > > sam_des > > The postscript output is NOT for PCB making!!! > > If you need Postscript for PCB making, use a Gerber Viewer and make a > Postscript output from it. > > You can't "trust" anything but the Gerber file. > > //Dan, M0DFI
No question, Gerber is mandatory when getting PCBs professionally manufactured. However, if you only want to hand make some prototypes or even for us hobbyists, PS output to a reasonable laser printer is useful. It gives an easy option of using toner-transfer products such as press-n-peel which is perfectly reasonable for simple layouts. FWIW, I also noticed the PS rendering problem with the RCA connector footprint here: http://www.cfdev.fr/KicadContrib/Foot/RCA.emp.zip because it has 'oval' pads (this is a parameter/setting in the library component editor BTW). In my case I had 4 of these parts in my design and only one printed correctly (the 'last' one placed). Chris.
