If Eagle has this option, I've not found it yet - doesn't mean it doesn't have it.
Ken H>
--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, Leon Heller <leon355@...> wrote:
>
> On 15/03/2012 17:21, sailingto wrote:
> > I had wondered about the photo etch method and if it had this problem.
>
> It will have if you use a laser printer to create the transparencies.
> You must use an inkjet printer.
>
> >
> > The mesh method is mentioned - do you mean use a very fine mesh pattern
> > for the solid ground plane? I'm not sure how to do this in Eagle or
> > ExpressPCB programs. Sounds like a good idea - mesh fine enough it
> > "looks" solid on transfer?
>
> It's more a "cross-hatch" pattern than a mesh, using, say, diagonal
> lines at right angles, with something like 10/10 mil lines. The Pulsonix
> software I use has a cross-hatch option for copper pour and power/ground
> planes.
>
> Leon
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> Leon Heller
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