Homebrew PCBs

> > > Lez Wrote:
> > > Like the blue circuit board pic, whats it done with?
> > >
> > Andrew wrote:
> > Alt-PrintScreen and a bit of elbow grease.
> >
> Lez wrote:
> Thats where I'm going wrong, I'm using time and diptrace.

The actual software I use is Easytrax an old freeware
version of protel for DOS.

To get the blue PNG of the PCB I go to windows, load the
PCB file into a cripple-ware demo version of protel for
windows.  Then I zoom in to about 4x screen size.  Cut-n-
paste into paint 4 times.  Stitch them together.

The cripple-ness on the protel for windows demo is that
the save function is disabled.  I'm glad they did that
rather than having a 30 day timed trial.  I don't want
to save from it - I much prefer to do my layup in the
DOS version.

I have tried the newer version of Protel and have not
liked the loss of simplicity from the DOS version.

PLUS living in Australia if I used any CAD software from
another company, I would have the anti-protel police
come around to my house, beat me up and rape my dog.

andrewm