On Sat, 13 Dec 2003 07:21:41 -0000, grantfair2001 <grant.fair@...> wrote: > I use a Panasonic KX-P6500 laser printer for making prototype boards > with Dyna Art paper, which seems to work fairly well for me. However I > am thinking of trying to make some silk screens for small volume PCBs > and I think I need to be able to print a "positive" of my PCB pattern > onto transparency in order to make the silk screen. > > By positive, I mean that the copper tracks will appear white when > printed on paper, and etched portions will be black. My PCB software > does the usual "negative" print - copper tracks are black, etched > areas white, but not the positive print. > > I use Ivex Winboard for my PCBs, and to do this would require another > Ivex product costing $199.00. > > However there may be drivers or other ways to do this, can anyone advise? > > Grant > print to post script and invert the ps image, then print it. st
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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Printing pcb patterns negative or positive
2003-12-13 by Stefan Trethan