Homebrew PCBs

ok .. thanks .. 
Will still be trying Kicad when time permits to learn .. 
Cant imagine anyone would release a piece of software
that doesnt print .. interesting.

Randy




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From: Charles Patton <charles.r.patton@...>
To: Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Fri, February 18, 2011 9:03:39 PM
Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] FreePCB question

  
FreePCB has not implemented the print function. You need to generate 
the CAM files (Gerbers) and view them with a free viewer such as 
GC-Prevue from Graphicode. There are others, but GC-Prevue is the one I 
use. It is quite capable of printing any layer or layers normal or 
reversed, at scale or filling the page. . The other technique I use 
is to fill the screen with the board being designed, do a "Screen Print" 
to the clipboard, then paste into my free graphic viewer of choice, 
Irfanview. Go to "edit" and invert the colors so that the background 
goes to white -- saves on toner or ink as the case may be. This method 
is nice when I start troubleshooting the board as it's in color and I 
can easily trace a signal as I see the front and back simultaneously 
without confusion. Either of these methods takes less than a minute.
Regards,
Charles R. Patton

On 2/18/2011 5:23 PM, Randy S. wrote:
>
> I cant seem to be able to print ..
> The option is grayed out ..
> Do I have to finalize something?
> Or export or create something?
>





      

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