Re: gEDA-user: Fluky Fluky layout printing problem!

[Rob Butts <r.butts2@xxxxxxxxx>]

   I believe I have found my layout printing problem.
   My original pad statements for the inductors were:
   Pad[-20650 0 -20642 0 11000 1200 1500 "" "1" "square"]
   Pad[20642 0 20650 0 11000 1200 1500 "" "2" "square"]
   It has been a while since I have created a footprint and I messed up
   the clearance.  Is it possible that I could see the pads on the etch
   pattern in the pdf document but they didn't print out because the
   solder mask was covering it?  I changed the statements to:
   Pad[-20642 0 -20650 0 11000 1200 11200 "" "1" "square"]
   Pad[20642 0 20650 0 11000 1200 11200 "" "2" "square"]
   I then saved the footprints.  Now, following
   [1]http://geda.seul.org/wiki/geda:pcb_tips#how_do_i_update_a_footprint_
   in_my_layout I tried to update the pad and when I optimize rats
   afterwards the pads turn orange.  I have tried it many ways, after
   loading the footprint in the buffer I hold it over the current
   footprint and do shift->left-mouse-click, rotating the buffer twice and
   hold it over the current footprint and do shift->left-mouse-click,
   delete the current footprint and load the footprint in the buffer and
   hold it over the current footprint and do shift->left-mouse-click, and
   delete the current footprint rotate the buffer twice and do
   shift->left-mouse-click.
   Now I'm stuck.

   On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 4:03 PM, Rob Butts <[2]r.butts2@xxxxxxxxx>
   wrote:

   So, I tried printing your pdf file and nothing printed out.  I'm
   printing this in windows and using Adobe Reader 9.3.  I went back and
   printed my conversion of test.fp.pdf and again just 1 square printed.
   I then downloaded and installed Foxit Reader 4.3 and niether square
   printed for both your conversion and mine.



   Maybe I'll try retyping the footprint?

   On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 3:11 PM, Peter Clifton <[3]pcjc2@xxxxxxxxx>
   wrote:

   On Fri, 2011-01-21 at 14:46 -0500, Rob Butts wrote:
   > Peter,
   >    When I printed it out a BIG smile came on my face because as you
   >    probably expected only one square printed.  Now I suspect you know
   what
   >    the problem is.
   >    Am I right?
   Sadly not, I just removed all but the pads from the ps file. It
   displays
   file for me..
   Having the minimal test-case will help track the issue down though.
   What
   software did you use to print the resulting PDF?
   If anyone cares to see it pasted directly:
   72 72 scale 4.13385 5.84645 translate
   90 rotate
   1 1 scale % calibration
   1e-05 dup neg scale
   /t { moveto lineto stroke } bind def
   11000 setlinewidth
   2 setlinecap 2 setlinejoin
   6100 19700 6108 19700 t
   47392 19700 47400 19700 t
   showpage
   Just in case the bug is in ps2pdf, I've attached my conversion (also
   using ps2pdf)
   --
   Peter Clifton
   Electrical Engineering Division,
   Engineering Department,
   University of Cambridge,
   9, JJ Thomson Avenue,
   Cambridge
   CB3 0FA
   Tel: +44 (0)7729 980173 - (No signal in the lab!)
   Tel: +44 (0)1223 748328 - (Shared lab phone, ask for me)

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References

   1. http://geda.seul.org/wiki/geda:pcb_tips#how_do_i_update_a_footprint_in_my_layout
   2. mailto:r.butts2@xxxxxxxxx
   3. mailto:pcjc2@xxxxxxxxx
   4. mailto:geda-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
   5. http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user


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