<html><head><style>body{font-family:Helvetica,Arial;font-size:13px}</style></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div id="bloop_customfont" style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial;font-size:13px; margin: 0px; line-height: auto;">I know illustrator will export in DXF which might help</div> <br> <div class="bloop_sign" id="bloop_sign_1539162230733869056"></div> <div class="airmail_ext_on" style="color:black"><br>From: <span style="color:black">rsdio@audiobanshee.com</span> <a href="mailto:rsdio@audiobanshee.com"><rsdio@audiobanshee.com></a><br>Reply: <span style="color:black">rsdio@audiobanshee.com</span> <a href="mailto:rsdio@audiobanshee.com"><rsdio@audiobanshee.com></a><br>Date: <span style="color:black">10 October 2018 at 09:17:40</span><br>To: <span style="color:black">SDIY</span> <a href="mailto:synth-diy@synth-diy.org"><synth-diy@synth-diy.org></a><br>Subject: <span style="color:black"> Re: [sdiy] PCB Panels <br></span></div><br> <blockquote type="cite" class="clean_bq"><span><div><div></div><div>The best results come from vector art, not bitmap.<br><br>I don’t actually know how to export from Illustrator to a vector format that Eagle can import, but I assume that there are a few options to do this.<br><br>Rather than use Illustrator (which is a fine tool), I actually build my graphics using the curves, lines, and other shapes that are available directly in Eagle.<br><br>This technique solves two problems at once: Vector drawings are perfectly smooth at every resolution, and you won’t run up against the maximum number of entities because you can cover so much ground with simple tools.<br><br>Admittedly, it’s not always possible to create an image using vector drawing primitives. I think that Illustrator has some tracing features, but that gets back to the question of how to export Illustrator artwork in a vector format that Eagle can import. If anyone has experience here, I’d be curious to learn (of course, next time I have Illustrator art, I’ll surely search the Eagle support pages because it seems like there should be an answer there).<br><br>Brian Willoughby<br><br><br>On Apr 25, 2018, at 12:38 AM, Olivier Gillet <ol.gillet@gmail.com> wrote:<br>> I export from illustrator to 2400 dpi PNG, then do the PNG to 1200 dpi 1-bit BMP conversion in photoshop after having tweaked the brightness (on the anti-aliased edges).<br>> <br>> At this resolution, I can occasionally get warnings from Eagle that the maximum number of entity is reached, so it might not work for larger panels!<br>> <br>> On Wed, Apr 25, 2018 at 4:47 AM, Danjel van Tijn <danjel@intellijel.com> wrote:<br>>> @Olivier<br>>> <br>>> What is your process for exporting images from illustrator and importing them into Eagle?<br>>> <br>>> I have always exported as 300dpi 1-bit bitmaps and then imported using the built in Eagle import tool but the results are pretty bad. <br>>> <br>>> I looked at your Ears files and the imported text/graphics look pretty smooth compared to what my results are normally like.<br>>> <br>>> On Tue, Apr 24, 2018 at 3:57 PM Olivier Gillet <ol.gillet@gmail.com> wrote:<br>>>> If you've given it a shot, where has it worked out for you? <br>>>> <br>>>> https://mutable-instruments.net/modules/ears/<br>>>> https://github.com/pichenettes/eurorack/tree/master/ears/hardware_design/panel<br>>>> <br>>>> PCBCart, matte black+ENIG <br>> <br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Synth-diy mailing list<br>Synth-diy@synth-diy.org<br>http://synth-diy.org/mailman/listinfo/synth-diy<br></div></div></span></blockquote></body></html>