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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=FR-CA link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>The best way I found to replicate PCB with precision on where all parts are placed<br>is to use a free ‘transparency’ program called Glass2k. This program permits the user<br>to adjust the transparency level of a PCB design software placed just over a PCB picture to replicate.<br>You just have to make sure the size of parts pin spacing are the same on both views<br>then just redraw the traces and place parts in the PCB design soft.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>I just used Glass2k to redraw an old PCB I made in the past but did not keep the original Gerber..<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-left:solid blue 1.5pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 4.0pt'><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=FR>De :</span></b><span lang=FR> Synth-diy <synth-diy-bounces@synth-diy.org> <b>De la part de</b> Pete Hartman via Synth-diy<br><b>Envoyé :</b> 20 mars 2022 02:30<br><b>À :</b> jslee <john@sleefamily.org><br><b>Cc :</b> SDIY <synth-diy@synth-diy.org><br><b>Objet :</b> Re: [sdiy] Wooden side panels for synth<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>I've tried scanning PCBs to determine placement of pots for DIY panels, and I find that, at least on my flatbed, I still have parallax problems that shift things around a bit.<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Sun, Mar 20, 2022 at 1:00 AM jslee via Synth-diy <<a href="mailto:synth-diy@synth-diy.org">synth-diy@synth-diy.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm'><p class=MsoNormal>On Sun, 20 Mar 2022, at 09:33, Terje Winther wrote:<br>> Just now I am looking for ARP Axxe Mk 1, which also needs nut inserts <br>> at very specific positions in the wood.<br><br>Can you put the old damaged ones on a flatbed scanner (with some object of a known size for scale adjustment and get the hole centres and maybe an outline that way?<br><br>I’ve been experimenting with Super Vectoriser Pro on the Mac to automatically convert raster images (TIFF etc) to vector (DXF) seems to work well with a bit of parameter experimentation<br><br>John<br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Synth-diy mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Synth-diy@synth-diy.org" target="_blank">Synth-diy@synth-diy.org</a><br><a href="http://synth-diy.org/mailman/listinfo/synth-diy" target="_blank">http://synth-diy.org/mailman/listinfo/synth-diy</a><br>Selling or trading? Use <a href="mailto:marketplace@synth-diy.org" target="_blank">marketplace@synth-diy.org</a><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div></div></div></body></html>