well, that sounds like a real bug... But have you tried to generate the Gerber files and print them?
Alain NdK escreveu: > yajeed2000 ha scritto: > >>> 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)). > Note the "text is not"! >> 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. > My problem is *not* about scaling. I could "easily" bypass scaling > problems by just using print dialog settings (and some tries). > BTW, on my printer, "accurate 1:1" *is* quite accurate (the 28ell300 > fits well w/ the actual IC). > > The problem is that: > - when plotting, text on copper layer gets moved by about 13 mils > - when printing, test is NOT moved, but 28ell300 pads are no more > elliptical but rectangular and with a hole whose diameter is more than > the short side of the rect. > > The only thing I can do is to add those 13 mils, hoping the move is > consistent (or just keep AT LEAST 20 mils all around text areas). > > BYtE, > Diego. > > ------------------------------------ > > Please read the Kicad FAQ in the group files section before posting your > question. > Please post your bug reports here. They will be picked up by the creator of > Kicad. > Please visit http://www.kicadlib.org for details of how to contribute your > symbols/modules to the kicad library. > For building Kicad from source and other development questions visit the > kicad-devel group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kicad-develYahoo! Groups > Links > > > > >
