I get the open in illu part (i've mostly done it for cosmetic things like logos)
It's the run it thru scripts part I'm not sure about - what's wrong with the built in pdf and ps export?
PG
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Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Eagle CAD Question
From: "mike2ls" <
mike2ls@...>
Date: 17/02/2011 13:55
well the intrinsic benefit is that I can edit further if I desire, add custom text, graphics, rotate, scale, etc, etc. Also Ive noticed that the traces and pads in the pdf output leaves me with jagged edges most of the time
--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, Piers Goodhew <piers@...> wrote:
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> Perhaps I'm missing some intrinsic benefit to the postscript file, but I just make a PDF from Eagle (in the print dialog there's save as PDF and, now that I look, PostScript) if I want to open in Illustrator.
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> PG
>
> On 16/02/2011, at 3:25 PM, mike2ls wrote:
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> > I wrote a cool camjob that outputs a postscript file that I import into illustrator. Anything that opens a postscript will actually read it.
> >
> > I then print from illustrator, the postscript can also be converted to a pdf which is a smaller file size.
> >
> > I can share it, makes outputting my copper and topsilk a painless process for me.
> >
> > Its also very easy to add/remove/change features from the camjob window in eagle
> >
> > --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "RJ" <rj3819@> wrote:
> > >
> > > How do you print out just the foil side of a PCB
> > > using the software. I want to do just a single sided,
> > > thru hole board.
> > >
> > > Thanks..
> > >
> > > Randy - N2CUA
> > >
> >
> >
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