I downloaded a Eagle board for a Single Sided Serial Arduino. When I
clicked the ratsnest button to calculate the polygon fills, there
appeared "negative space" text. the best way to describe it is that it
looked like the text vectors (and the space it would occupy) was
subtracted from the pour. How can I duplicate this for my projects?
Not trying to break any rules, but here is a link to a screen capture of
the result.
http://picasaweb.google.com/jay.couture/Circuit#5408119838448663954
Jay
JayC wrote:
I downloaded a Eagle board for a Single Sided Serial Arduino. When I
clicked the ratsnest button to calculate the polygon fills, there
appeared "negative space" text. the best way to describe it is that it
looked like the text vectors (and the space it would occupy) was
subtracted from the pour. How can I duplicate this for my projects?
Not trying to break any rules, but here is a link to a screen capture of
the result.
http://picasaweb.google.com/jay.couture/Circuit#5408119838448663954
Jay
I got a reply on another forum that the designed used a proportional
font on the bRestrict layer for this effect. Hope I'm not the only one
that learned a new trick 
JayC wrote:
JayC wrote:
I downloaded a Eagle board for a Single Sided Serial Arduino. When I
clicked the ratsnest button to calculate the polygon fills, there
appeared "negative space" text. the best way to describe it is that it
looked like the text vectors (and the space it would occupy) was
subtracted from the pour. How can I duplicate this for my projects?
Not trying to break any rules, but here is a link to a screen capture
of the result.
http://picasaweb.google.com/jay.couture/Circuit#5408119838448663954
Jay
I got a reply on another forum that the designed used a proportional
font on the bRestrict layer for this effect. Hope I'm not the only one
that learned a new trick
It is best not to use proportional text for any for copper or silk
layer. But thinking about it I see that in case of Restrict layer
subtracted from a polygon it should be wysiwyg and be OK.
Also to get tighter fills use a smaller polygon with the correct rank
covering the text with zero clearance. You should have the width set to
your board house DRC minimum.
Paul R.
