At 16:46 18.06.02 +1000, you wrote: >Ian, > >Your method almost works... > >The polygon does not completely flood around the text. Instead it fills up >to a rectangular outline around the text. > >I ended up using a cross between your method and that suggested by David >Palombo. >I traced over the text with appropriately sized tracks and deleted the text. >Setting appropriate clearance rules allowed the polygon to flood as you >originally envisaged. Then delete the tracks that made up the text and >voila!
For larger text you can gerber the text and import it back. the text will then be drawn by tracks. Edi Im Hof >Thanks to you and David for your help. My customer is satisfied with the >result. > > >Best Regards, > >LINDEN DOYLE >Product Development Engineer >Zener Electric Pty Ltd > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Ph: +61 2 9795 3600 >Fax: +61 2 9795 3611 > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Ian Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: Protel EDA Forum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: Tuesday, 18 June 2002 04:05 >Subject: Re: [PEDA] Reversed Text (not mirrored) > > > >On 02:56 PM 18/06/2002 +1000, Linden Doyle said: > >>Greetings all, > >> > >> Is it possible to generate text on the Overlay layers that is > >> reversed? ie: transparent text on a white (fill or polygon) background > >> If so, how? > >> > >> I want to make some text to stand out fromits surroundings. > > > >1) Put some text on a copper layer, set a design rule to make poly pour > >clearance really small. Pour poly around the text with suitably small track > >width. Unlock all the tracks of the polygon, copy and paste where you wan't > >it and then delete all the scrap. Fill in the details yourself (dead > >copper/nets etc). > >2) use one of the 2 or 3 BMP to gerber converters that are around the place > >(including the Protel-Users Yahoo group). > > > >Ian Wilson > > > > > > > > >************************************************************************ >* Tracking #: A43162801CE35548B005BAFF2E169CCD4AF0719E >* >************************************************************************ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + IH electronic + Phone: ++41 52 320 90 00 + + Edi Im Hof + Fax: ++41 52 320 90 04 + + Doernlerstrasse 1, Sulz + URL: http://www.ihe.ch + + CH-8544 Rickenbach-Attikon + E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] + + Switzerland + + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/proteledaforum@techservinc.com * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
