Homebrew PCBs

I tried Eagle, I did a scematic in it then transfered it to the PCB 
program. I didnt like it as much as the program PCB express provides. 
But I could live with it. The one problem i could not figure out (not 
that I killed myself trying to fix it) when I printed a PC pattern, it 
printed parts outlines also, making the board pattern useless. Anyone 
have an answer for what was wrong?

you are printing more layers than necessary.
select the layers you want to see first, what you see on screen is what is
printed.

--- adastra_2001 <adastra_2001@...> wrote:

> I tried Eagle, I did a scematic in it then transfered it to the PCB 
> program. I didnt like it as much as the program PCB express provides. 
> But I could live with it. The one problem i could not figure out (not 
> that I killed myself trying to fix it) when I printed a PC pattern, it 
> printed parts outlines also, making the board pattern useless. Anyone 
> have an answer for what was wrong?


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How are you printing?  I use a CAM job in Eagle.  There is a 
postscript device that you can use.  I just create a job, with 
multiple sections...once for each layer.  I give names to each output 
layer like "ps_mc_brd15_sd1m.ps".  To me, this filename means "My 15th 
attempt to lay out the Magne Charger Adaptor board, side 1, mirror 
image, output to postscript device." In the creation of each "section" 
in a CAM "job" (Eagle terminology) I get to select exactly which 
layers are "active" for that section. So, this means I have exactly as 
many section in my CAM job, as I have layers. Since I barely need 
two...this makes for at most two postscript files for me.

I then print these to my NON-Postscript capable HP-5L LaserJet using 
Ghostscript. A Freeware Postscript processor. I run this on Windows 
XP.  It works great.  The dimensions come out perfect. 

Jim


--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "adastra_2001" 
<adastra_2001@...> wrote:
>
> I tried Eagle, I did a scematic in it then transfered it to the PCB 
> program. I didnt like it as much as the program PCB express 
provides. 
> But I could live with it. The one problem i could not figure out 
(not 
> that I killed myself trying to fix it) when I printed a PC pattern, 
it 
> printed parts outlines also, making the board pattern useless. 
Anyone 
> have an answer for what was wrong?
>