Re: gEDA-user: Fitting a hobbyist design into someone else's form factor

[Tomaz Solc <tomaz.solc@xxxxxxxxxx>]

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Hi

> You may want to try using a digital camera to take a picture of the 
> board or enclosure. Use image-magick/gimp to simplify and scale the
> image. You could then print out a piece of paper, verify it matches
> the enclosure and take your measurements with a transparent rule.

I did that once to draw a sticker for a control panel with signs and
scales for knobs at the right places. It worked pretty well for that
purpose, but I would recommend it if you need millimeter accuracy.

I usually use a caliper to measure the casing, convert measurements to
mils and use those values in PCB.

> Maybe there is a way to use a image as a background inside PCB.

There is: http://www.delorie.com/pcb/bg-image.html

Best regards
Tomaz
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