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PCB Design ??

ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
edited 2001-02-12 20:53 in General Discussion
I am finally making the big move to put my circuits on PCB rather than
the prototype boards I buy from Radio Shack.

I downloaded a program from the net ExpressPCB which works
beautifully. The problem is that it always prints with a gray
background. This is a problem since that will show up on the copper.
Anybody has experience with this program?

If not, can anyone recommend a freware program I can use that is
simple and Windows 98/2000 friendly?

Many thanks

Al

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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2001-02-10 16:04
    [font=arial,helvetica]In a message dated 2/10/01 8:35:47 AM Central Standard Time,
    brownstamp@yahoo.com writes:


    I downloaded a program from the net ExpressPCB which works
    beautifully. ·The problem is that it always prints with a gray
    background. ·This is a problem since that will show up on the copper.
    Anybody has experience with this program?



    That's deliberate on their part. ·They want to build the boards for you. ·And
    they do a good job. ·I find it's worth the money not to have to mess with
    chemicals and drilling.

    -- Jon Williams
    -- Dallas, TX[/font]
  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2001-02-10 18:58
    Hello: I do this all the time using expressPCB. In fact I have submitted an
    article to Nuts& Volts on the process, incluidng making circuit boards. In a
    nutshell. you need to set corners off, grid off, all traces black, and
    border to black.
    2) take a screen capture (print screen key)
    3) paste that into a graphic program , and crop it to size (lviewpro is good)
    4) rotate or flip image to proper orentation
    5) print out the artwork, to size, in inches or metric. PhotoPrinter.exe is
    excellent
    You can get lviewpro and photoprinter.exe from my website at
    http://mntnweb.com/software.htm

    I have submitted a complete article on the process, but it may be many
    months before N&V can review it, or even accept it.
    If you need more help, contact me off list, unless other people are interested?
    Admin@M...







    At 02:35 PM 2/10/2001 -0000, you wrote:
    >I am finally making the big move to put my circuits on PCB rather than
    >the prototype boards I buy from Radio Shack.
    >
    >I downloaded a program from the net ExpressPCB which works
    >beautifully. The problem is that it always prints with a gray
    >background. This is a problem since that will show up on the copper.
    > Anybody has experience with this program?
    >
    >If not, can anyone recommend a freware program I can use that is
    >simple and Windows 98/2000 friendly?
    >
    >Many thanks
    >
    >Al
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >
    Sincerely
    Kerry
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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2001-02-12 20:53
    > If not, can anyone recommend a freware program I can use that is
    > simple and Windows 98/2000 friendly?

    Eagle Cad. www.cadsoftusa.com

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