[Eagle 5.5/5.6, Linux/Windows] Printing to file changes size of the PCB layout

Wojciech A. Koszek wrote:

Hi,

 

I am a user of Eagle 5.5 and 5.6 under FreeBSD system -- Eagle works

quite well in Linux compatibility mode (so called Linuxolator) here.

 

For the sake of this report I used Eagle 5.5 and 5.6 under Windows.

 

I get the same problem in both cases.

 

I wanted to get a sheet ready for termotransfer method, so basically in

"Display", I picked "None" and selected: "Bottom", "Pads", "Vias".

Then, from "Print" I picked "Printer", I've chosen "Print to file" and

pointed out the PDF output.

 

The output is smaller than the original one by almost one pin distance:

 

    http://freebsd.czest.pl/~wkoszek/eagle/eagle_55_and_56.jpg

    http://freebsd.czest.pl/~wkoszek/eagle/eagle_55_and_56_2.jpg

 

Is it a known problem? My printer is Samsung ML-1610.

 

You should be using the cam output to post script then print that.

Printers may have scaling problems but only a few percent.

Paul R.

Wojciech A. Koszek wrote:

Hi,

 

I am a user of Eagle 5.5 and 5.6 under FreeBSD system -- Eagle works

quite well in Linux compatibility mode (so called Linuxolator) here.

 

For the sake of this report I used Eagle 5.5 and 5.6 under Windows.

 

I get the same problem in both cases.

 

I wanted to get a sheet ready for termotransfer method, so basically in

"Display", I picked "None" and selected: "Bottom", "Pads", "Vias".

Then, from "Print" I picked "Printer", I've chosen "Print to file" and

pointed out the PDF output.

 

The output is smaller than the original one by almost one pin distance:

 

    http://freebsd.czest.pl/~wkoszek/eagle/eagle_55_and_56.jpg

    http://freebsd.czest.pl/~wkoszek/eagle/eagle_55_and_56_2.jpg

 

Is it a known problem? My printer is Samsung ML-1610.

 

You should be using the cam output to post script then print that.

Printers may have scaling problems but only a few percent.

Paul R.

Paul Romanyszyn wrote:

Wojciech A. Koszek wrote:

Hi,

 

I am a user of Eagle 5.5 and 5.6 under FreeBSD system -- Eagle works

quite well in Linux compatibility mode (so called Linuxolator) here.

 

For the sake of this report I used Eagle 5.5 and 5.6 under Windows.

 

I get the same problem in both cases.

 

I wanted to get a sheet ready for termotransfer method, so basically

in "Display", I picked "None" and selected: "Bottom", "Pads", "Vias".

Then, from "Print" I picked "Printer", I've chosen "Print to file" and

pointed out the PDF output.

 

The output is smaller than the original one by almost one pin distance:

 

    http://freebsd.czest.pl/~wkoszek/eagle/eagle_55_and_56.jpg

    http://freebsd.czest.pl/~wkoszek/eagle/eagle_55_and_56_2.jpg

 

Is it a known problem? My printer is Samsung ML-1610.

 

You should be using the cam output to post script then print that.

Printers may have scaling problems but only a few percent.

 

Paul R.

Yes, this is typical procedure. However...

"drill-aid.ulp", which I use to prepare the PCB image for hand drilling

generates "centerDrill" layer numered 116, which makes PCB pads to have

correct hole size.

I save a PCB layout (otherwise, "centerDrill" isn't visible in the CAM

tool -- once I close Eagle and open it once again Eagle finally

presents "116  layer in the CAM tool).

In the CAM tool, I select following layers:

- bottom

- pads

- vias

- centerDrill

No matter whether I select "Fill pads" or not, "centerDrill" layer

simply isn't printed.

--

Wojciech A. Koszek

wkoszek@FreeBSD.czest.org

http://FreeBSD.czest.pl/~wkoszek/

Wojciech A. Koszek wrote:

Paul Romanyszyn wrote:

Wojciech A. Koszek wrote:

Hi,

 

I am a user of Eagle 5.5 and 5.6 under FreeBSD system -- Eagle works

quite well in Linux compatibility mode (so called Linuxolator) here.

 

For the sake of this report I used Eagle 5.5 and 5.6 under Windows.

 

I get the same problem in both cases.

 

I wanted to get a sheet ready for termotransfer method, so basically

in "Display", I picked "None" and selected: "Bottom", "Pads", "Vias".

Then, from "Print" I picked "Printer", I've chosen "Print to file"

and pointed out the PDF output.

 

The output is smaller than the original one by almost one pin distance:

 

    http://freebsd.czest.pl/~wkoszek/eagle/eagle_55_and_56.jpg

    http://freebsd.czest.pl/~wkoszek/eagle/eagle_55_and_56_2.jpg

 

Is it a known problem? My printer is Samsung ML-1610.

 

You should be using the cam output to post script then print that.

Printers may have scaling problems but only a few percent.

 

Paul R.

 

Yes, this is typical procedure. However...

 

"drill-aid.ulp", which I use to prepare the PCB image for hand drilling

generates "centerDrill" layer numered 116, which makes PCB pads to have

correct hole size.

 

I save a PCB layout (otherwise, "centerDrill" isn't visible in the CAM

tool -- once I close Eagle and open it once again Eagle finally

presents "116  layer in the CAM tool).

 

In the CAM tool, I select following layers:

- bottom

- pads

- vias

- centerDrill

 

No matter whether I select "Fill pads" or not, "centerDrill" layer

simply isn't printed.

After Googling this evening, I have found solution to this problem, and

I can respond to myself and save some time for other people.

Pasting this:

     http://www.mikrocontroller.net/attachment/39392/eagle-def.txt

to bin/eagle.def lets you to pick "PS-Drillaid" as "Device" in CAM tool

and this lets to see 116th layer to be present in CAM tool correctly.

--

Wojciech A. Koszek

wkoszek@FreeBSD.czest.org

http://FreeBSD.czest.pl/~wkoszek/