[sdiy] pcb

[Colin Fraser]

It's one of those things that make you realise that basically, technology
has let us down.
It's the year 2001, and we can't even get a computer to convert a dodgy
bitmap into a useable PCB foil just by asking it.
You could design a PCB on a home computer 20 years ago. Nowadays you get to
use a mouse instead of cursor keys. Big deal!
Weren't we supposed to be colonising other solar systems by now ?

Colin f

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Theo [mailto:t.hogers at home.nl]
> Sent: 30 August 2001 21:07
> To: Colin Fraser; 'Paul Perry'; synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
> Subject: Re: [sdiy] pcb
>
>
> Aargh, did this much to often, actually about 2 or 3 times ;)
> with data
> plots.
> Was no fun at all, but did work.
> It is a work around, but you cant see the screen under the
> black parts of
> the acetate.
>
> Theo
>
> ------------------
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Colin Fraser <colinf at ntlworld.com>
>
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: owner-synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
> > >
> > > I personally would be happy with a program that just lets you
> > > import an image of a PCB, and lets you see it superimposed on
> > > the screen as you lay out, so you are just 'tracing' out
> the layout.
> > > Like painting by numbers.
> > > Anyone know whether Protel 99 lets you do this? Other progs?
> > >
> > > (if so, I can see some cut&paste in my future..)
> >
> > Have you thought of printing out the PCB image on acetate
> and then taping
> it
> > over your monitor while you trace ?
> >
> > Colin f
> >
>