I am making components for libraires, but I don't want all different font sizes as I use my custom ones and the standard ones.
What is the most common size so I can try to match as I make mine?
I am making components for libraires, but I don't want all different font sizes as I use my custom ones and the standard ones.
What is the most common size so I can try to match as I make mine?
d b wrote on Fri, 22 June 2012 21:25
I am making components for libraires, but I don't want all different
font sizes as I use my custom ones and the standard ones.
What is the most common size so I can try to match as I make mine?
For schematics and symbols, 0.07" is best since it can be centered in the
standard 0.1" grid.
For pcb and footprints, I find that 0.8mm in the vector font and ration of
15% is the smallest that I can get to be reproducible across a bunch of
different manufacturers. If you're using a more advanced PCB process you
can usually get to 0.6mm. Always use the vector font in the PCB. If you
use Proportional font then the size can change between the screen and the
gerbers.
Now my designs are usually dense so I try to get the smallest. For sparser
designs I use 1mm size and that seems pretty good. It really depends on
your design and how small you can read 
Cheers,
James.
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James Morrison ~~~ Stratford Digital
Specializing in CadSoft EAGLE
Online Sales to North America
Electronic Design Services
EAGLE Enterprise Toolkit
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d b wrote on Fri, 22 June 2012 21:25
I am making components for libraires, but I don't want all different
font sizes as I use my custom ones and the standard ones.
What is the most common size so I can try to match as I make mine?
For schematics and symbols, 0.07" is best since it can be centered in the
standard 0.1" grid.
For pcb and footprints, I find that 0.8mm in the vector font and ration of
15% is the smallest that I can get to be reproducible across a bunch of
different manufacturers. If you're using a more advanced PCB process you
can usually get to 0.6mm. Always use the vector font in the PCB. If you
use Proportional font then the size can change between the screen and the
gerbers.
Now my designs are usually dense so I try to get the smallest. For sparser
designs I use 1mm size and that seems pretty good. It really depends on
your design and how small you can read
Cheers,
James.
--
James Morrison ~~~ Stratford Digital
Specializing in CadSoft EAGLE
Online Sales to North America
Electronic Design Services
EAGLE Enterprise Toolkit
--
Web access to CadSoft support forums at www.eaglecentral.ca. Where the CadSoft EAGLE community meets.
