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Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Inkjet & double sided boards - potential problem for some of us :-(

From: "Stefan Trethan" <stefan_trethan@...>
Date: 2006-04-25

On Tue, 25 Apr 2006 16:57:33 +0200, lcdpublishing
<lcdpublishing@...> wrote:

> When printing the component side traces, I have to turn on mirror
>
> image. When it prints it, it mirrors the "whole page". Thus, if my
>
> design isn't exactly in the center of the "page", the solder and
>
> component sides will be shifted from each other.


That's why you make that little center mark on the edge exactly where the
mirrored result is mirrored around.
e.g. print a vertical line and print it again mirrored, the mark must be
exactly centered between the two.

ST