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Coordinates misunderstanding

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Former Member over 13 years ago

Good morning,

 

I'm a retired computer engineer and I'm using (as a beginner) Eagle 6.2.0 Light. Just as an hobbyst.

My goal is to use Eagle in order to plot the circuit on a HPGL plotter.

 

I've made a basic test, directly on a board panel (no schema).

 

1 - Define first a dimension 3 inches X 2 inches.

2 - Create two VIAS at coordinates 1,1 and 2,1

3 - Draw a wire between the two Vias.

 

Then with Cam processor I output a HPGL file and an Excellon one (no offset required, pen set to 0.35 mm for HPGL)

 

HPGL

IN; IP 0,0,100,100; SC 0,100,0,100;

SP 2;

PA 1031,1031;

PD;

PA 2047,1031;

PU;

SP 6;

PA 994,1068;

PD;

PA 987,1075;

PA 1075,1075;

PA 1075,987;

PA 987,987;

PA 987,1075;

PA 997,1068;

PA 997,994;

PA 1007,994;

PA 1007,1068;

PA 1016,1068;

PA 1016,994;

PA 1026,994;

PA 1026,1068;

PA 1036,1068;

PA 1036,994;

PA 1046,994;

PA 1046,1068;

PA 1055,1068;

PA 1055,994;

PA 1065,994;

PA 1065,1068;

PU;

PA 2010,1068;

PD;

PA 2003,1075;

PA 2091,1075;

PA 2091,987;

PA 2003,987;

PA 2003,1075;

PA 2013,1068;

PA 2013,994;

PA 2023,994;

PA 2023,1068;

PA 2032,1068;

PA 2032,994;

PA 2042,994;

PA 2042,1068;

PA 2052,1068;

PA 2052,994;

PA 2062,994;

PA 2062,1068;

PA 2071,1068;

PA 2071,994;

PA 2081,994;

PA 2081,1068;

PU; SP 0; PA 0,0;

 

Excellon

%

M48

M72

T01C0.0236

%

T01

X10150Y10150

X20150Y10150

M30

 

Now my questions :

1 / I was expecting 2 holes at coordinates

X10000Y10000

X20000Y10000

Why is there an offset of (15,15) mil in the output file ?

 

2 / I was expecting a drawing (HPGL) with vias centerd on the requested coordinates (1,1 and 2,1)

Just consideringf the wire, the output is

SP 2;

PA 1031,1031;

PD;

PA 2047,1031;

PU;

where I was expecting

SP 2;

PA 1000,1000;

PD;

PA 2000,1000;

PU;

Here is seems that there is and offset of (31,31) mil and a distance of 2016 mil... for one inch image

 

I certainly made someting wrong somewhere (I clearly don't think that's an Eagle bug). But what and where ?

I would like sone consitency in the coordinates output and in my brain image

 

Does somebody have answers ?

 

Regards

 

Marc


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    Mistyping : not 2016 but 1016 mil for an inch

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