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Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] DPI and alignment. (was staples paper topic)

From: Stefan Trethan <stefan_trethan@...>
Date: 2004-07-02

On Fri, 02 Jul 2004 18:24:52 -0000, Phil <phil1960us@...> wrote:

> I'm not so sure that a 7 mil trace is going to come out that well on
> a 300 dpi device. that is basically 2 dots wide (2.1 to be exact but
> it doesn't do partial dots). that isn't very much toner. 10 mils is 3
> dots and that's still kind of light.
>

yes, correct, IF you draw the lines on a grid in mil.
if yo have metric grid (e.g. metric spaced flatpack)
the driver must convert it, and will make alternating two or three dot
traces,
same with space between traces.
Things get ugly and irregular.

both 2 dot and 3 dot traces come out well, it doesn't do one dot but i
think it does one-dot with very small fonts, which still come out well.


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