First of all congratulations, your results are really excellent and thanks for sharing. I have faced a similar negative image generation problem. What I do is, 1)generating negative image by using qms-ps 2200 Postcript printer driver on windows (there is an option for negative image) and as an output port, `file output` is selected. Using Ghostview, convert it to BMP and then open it by Paintbrush to remove unnecessary black image outside of the solder mask. The image is ready to print. 2)To align the image tray, cover pcb with a sheet of OHP transparency and make a dummy print on it. Try to align pcb to the image on transparency sheet. After alignment, print image on PCB, you need to do it several times to get thicker solder mask. Another option is to add a center line marker (like a big cross). Always align your pcb images to the cross markers. I have prepared a tray template for this purpose and before printing I am pasting pcb image on this tray template and then start printing. Volkan --- William Nelson <wnnelson@...> wrote: > OK I kinda figured that, but I don't know how to do > that in Eagle. I have tried but I can't see > the way through the transistors. In the Eagle forum > it was suggested to output a cam file and then > use that but that escaped me also. I will try again. > I don't want to use another software program > to reverse it and then go through resize and > alignment problems. > > Bill > >
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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Solder mask for inkjet
2007-02-04 by Volkan Sahin
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