--- In [email protected], NdK <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > c_harf ha scritto: > > > From what I've read in these forums, printing directly from the PCB > > app is discouraged. > It's in the FAQ, too. But IIUC just for scaling problems. So I tried > "plot", too. > > > The emphasis seems to be on plotting a Gerber file. Then if you want > > to print to say a laser printer (which I would argue is *very* useful > > for prototyping using toner transfer so why not have it print > > accurately straight from the PCB app??? - but I digress) you can print > > from the Gerber viewer utility. > Some problems anyway: > - No drill holes (at least in default 28dip300 module) > - "20" text touches the nearest track (the one between pads 13 and 14) > in gerbview, too. > But in pcbnew it's mote than 10 mils away! > Is it just a problem with text (if so it could be better to include > "guards" around it too!) or momething different (and I have to expect > "moving tracks")? > From some testing I just did, it seems that text is shifted 13 mils to > the left (pads are at the correct coords in gerbview, text is not)). > > > I'm happy to stand corrected... > Me too :-) > > BYtE, > Diego. > Hi, Try plotting to a postscript file and then open each file with ghostscript viewer. If you then print out these files I have found that they are more dimensionally accurate. Give it a try.
David.
