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Printing CAM Artwork in negative

wherati
wherati over 9 years ago

How can one go about printing both top and bottom sides of a board in negative (e.g. PS_INVERTED device) so that they both appear next to each other in one file?  If this is not possible directly within Eagle, is there some post processing of the Postscript files that can achieve this, so you don't have to put your transparency material through the printer twice - or waste two sheets?

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    0 autodeskguest over 9 years ago

    Am 03.02.2016 um 21:17 schrieb walid hosseini:

    How can one go about printing both top and bottom sides of a board in

    negative (e.g. PS_INVERTED device) so that they both appear next to each

    other in one file?  If this is not possible directly within Eagle, is

    there some post processing of the Postscript files that can achieve

    this, so you don't have to put your transparency material through the

    printer twice - or waste two sheets?

     

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    When I do eurocards myself I generate a second  file and switch off the

    corresponding schematics. With all layers  on I  mirror the top side and

    place it next to the existing board.

    After turning off unnecessary layers  and doing a ratsnest I'm ready to

    print.

     

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  • clem57
    0 clem57 over 9 years ago in reply to autodeskguest

    https://www.sparkfun.com/tutorials/111  see top comment

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    Okay,now I will tell you guys the simplest way to print EAGLE PCB in negative mode. This method does not require you to buy anything from any website or any shop or use any editing software. COOL HUH!!

     

    1. Download and install Ghostgum GSview(v4.9 or latest) from any available website.

    2. In eagle board editor, click CAM.

    3. In the popup window, Output section, select "PS_INVERTED" for Device, type "1" for Scale, click on File and save your file with extension ".ps".

    4. Highlight the layer you want to print on the right, and you can choose whether to fill the pads or not by ticking it in the Style section(optional).

    5. Click Process Job and the file will be created in a Postscript format in the folder you've chosen.

    6. Open the file with Ghostgum GSview(v4.9 or latest).

    7. In GSview, click on File>Convert...

    8. Select "pdfwrite" for the Device, select the highest Resolution and Fixed Page Size for the column under the Device column.

    9. Click on Properties, for CompatibilityLevel select "1.5", for PDFSETTINGS select "/printer" and set all other to "[Not defined]".

    10. Click OK, then click OK,save the file in extension ".pdf".

     

    Your finished. You will have a negative mode PCB with perfect resolution in no time.

    Forum for Electronics

     

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  • wherati
    0 wherati over 9 years ago in reply to autodeskguest

    @CadSoft Guest: Thanks, and this is the normal way of printing artwork.  The question I had was about printing both top and bottom simultaneously on one sheet, in negative, so you don't have to feed your sheet into the printer twice.

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  • wherati
    0 wherati over 9 years ago in reply to clem57

    I actually figured out a nice clean way to do it. I just generate the two negative images in two postscript files.  They look like this:

    image

    The two postscript files define some reference points and a bunch of common functions for drawing lines, octagons, etc.  So, I just extend the top side artwork 2X to the left, and draw the bottom side artwork in that space.  The whole thing is done in a bash script, and the result looks like this. 

    image

    This makes it very easy to print the artwork without wasting film, and also to align the two sides just by folding the slide over on itself.   Note also that there is no conversion to and from any file format other than postscript, so there is no risk of messing up the scaling or aspect ratio.

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  • clem57
    0 clem57 over 9 years ago in reply to wherati

    Glad this post led you to a good solution.

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    0 jeni over 8 years ago

    Welcome to printing.com, the home of low cost, hi-definition print with beautiful design from local printing.com studios. Printers Birmingham

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