[sdiy] getting started with a PCB/schem application

Jason Tribbeck Jason.Tribbeck at ascom.com
Wed Feb 18 11:02:49 CET 2009


Hi,

> If you're looking at making boards yourself - you can export your
layout as
> an EPS from Eagle via the CAM processor, open it with Preview, print
it out
> - then you don't need to be dealing with Gerber files until you start
> sending boards for production.

I use the built-in Mac OS PDF export from printing, and export the PDF.
Then, load that into preview and print it out.

(If you print directly from Eagle, then zero-width lines become quite
thick; this doesn't happen if exported as PDF).
-- 
Jason Tribbeck




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