Hi, Try Javes - a Java app written by Marcus ! But it works best with the latest 2010 Kicad. Kicad_16Feb2009 versions and older had problems with it.
Yukku > Hi, > > I like the idea of converting images to KiCad modules. Since I am the author of JavE (a free Ascii-Art editor), I experimented with extending its Image2Ascii converter to also support KiCad module file output. It might seem a little strange to use an Ascii-Art editor for this purpose, but hey: The Image2Ascii converter already contains all of the required image processing - including various dithering algorithms. And it provides a decent user interface to keep things simple :-) > > It only took me a few hours to make it work. So here is a step-by-step instruction how you can use JavE to do the conversion: > http://www.jave. de/docs/kicad/ image2module. html > > Some comments: > - JavE is based on Java, so it is platform independent > - The pixels in the module files are be formed of SMD-like pads (Type > "MECA"). I decided to use pads instead of the segments being used in the AWK-script, in order to make them rectangular. I am etching the boards myself, so I don't know if this makes any problems when having more options for PCB production.. . > - The image size/resolution is limited to 16k pixels in order keep the module > files small. > - The converter does a bit of compression by merging adjacent pads in the same row. It still happens that the output results in > 300kB module files. > > Please let me know if you have any comments or ideas for improvements. > > Regards, > Markus > ________________________________ From: juliorz <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wed, May 19, 2010 9:50:27 PM Subject: RE: [kicad-users] Images and logo inside PCB I downloaded TTconv but it does not come with any instructions and I don’t know how to use it. ________________________________ From:kicad-users@ yahoogroups. com [mailto: kicad-users@ yahoogroups. com ] On Behalf Of Andy Eskelson Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2010 8:50 AM To: kicad-users@ yahoogroups. com Subject: Re: [kicad-users] Images and logo inside PCB Have a look at TTConv in the group files. The one dated feb 8th looks to be the latest. One of it's functions is to import images, which may be what you want. If I remember correctly is intended to import things like logos rather than images as such. Andy On Wed, 19 May 2010 11:51:46 -0000 "ferraro.giuseppe@ ymail.com" <ferraro.giuseppe@ ingferraro. eu> wrote: > Hi, > I'm trying to insert an image in PCB. How can I do? > I'm using WINDOWS VERSION, last version. > Bye > G > > > > > ------------ --------- --------- ------ > > 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 > > >
