On Tue, 21 Apr 2009 22:55:37 -0400, you wrote:
>Hello,
>
>I'm using ExpressPCB for laying out my boards. The majority are single
>sided, but every now and then have to make a double sided board. The bottom
>side prints out okay for transfer to the board. Unfortunately, the only way
>I've been able to figure out how to get the top side oriented to transfer to
>the board is to first make a transparency, flip the transparency over and
>copy it to toner transfer paper.
>Is there a way to print out the top side toner transfer ready to put on the
>board using ExpressPCB? Maybe another program that will flip the ExpressPCB
>top side file?
I ran into the similar challanges with Free PCB and ViewMate on a
Laserjet 1022.
Get yourself a copy of Cute PDF Writer. It's free for noncommercial
use; the whole Cute PDF isn't. There's a free download about 1/4 of
the way down the WEB page.
href="http://www.cutepdf.com"
It loads as a virtual printer and outputs to a PDF file. When you are
ready to print the top, select "Cute PDF Writer" as your printer, go
to Properties,
select Advanced on the Layout tab, under Document Options->PostScript
Options select PostScript Output Option:Optimize for Portability
and Mirrored Output: Yes
Under Printer Features->Print Quality Mode: Best
Now print the resulting PDF file with your usual printer set to 100%.