best text size?

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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Thanks

I have all editors set to inches.

Do you mean .07 *inches* for schematic but metric .8 *mm* for footprints?

Rigth now I'm set to .05 inches and 10% for foorptints. Possibly way too big from what you are saying.

d b wrote on Mon, 02 July 2012 02:45

Thanks

I have all editors set to inches.

 

Do you mean .07 inches for schematic but metric .8 mm for

footprints?

 

Rigth now I'm set to .05 inches and 10% for foorptints. Possibly way

too big from what you are saying.

A standard CAD Schematic (at least here in North America) is always in

0.1"-grid, not just in EAGLE.  So I stick with that.

But PCB can be anything you like and I prefer metric.  But obviously you

could convert that to inches if you'd like.

I was giving the smallest, you can make it bigger at will.  When silk gets

too small then parts of the text will either blob or thinned out too much.

But big isn't a problem.  I find 1mm to be a good size but others may have

different opinions.

Cheers,

James.

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d b wrote on Mon, 02 July 2012 02:45

Thanks

I have all editors set to inches.

 

Do you mean .07 inches for schematic but metric .8 mm for

footprints?

 

Rigth now I'm set to .05 inches and 10% for foorptints. Possibly way

too big from what you are saying.

A standard CAD Schematic (at least here in North America) is always in

0.1"-grid, not just in EAGLE.  So I stick with that.

But PCB can be anything you like and I prefer metric.  But obviously you

could convert that to inches if you'd like.

I was giving the smallest, you can make it bigger at will.  When silk gets

too small then parts of the text will either blob or thinned out too much.

But big isn't a problem.  I find 1mm to be a good size but others may have

different opinions.

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.

It's not an issue for routing to have most parts packages sized for .100 grid, and then plaved in a metric grid?