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2008-08-01 by Howard
Hi I have done a pcb layout with PCB Wizard 3.50 on a xp pc and it is in .pcb format, the prob is that i can not get a good print out (epson r300) on the xp pc. My other box is a linux, and i can get a very good print out with gimp, the big prob that i have is trying to open the .pcb file in gimp, its a no go! Is there a pcb prog for linux that can import this file (.pcb) so that i can print it out from my linux box ?? Thanks in advance Howard
2008-08-01 by Leon
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From: "Howard" <hj.payne@...> To: <Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, August 01, 2008 2:34 PM Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] HELP: PCB Software > Hi > I have done a pcb layout with PCB Wizard 3.50 on a xp pc > and it is in .pcb format, the prob is that i can not get > a good print out (epson r300) on the xp pc. > > My other box is a linux, and i can get a very good print out > with gimp, the big prob that i have is trying to open the .pcb > file in gimp, its a no go! > > Is there a pcb prog for linux that can import this file (.pcb) > so that i can print it out from my linux box ?? If your software can't plot to a Windows device (Pulsonix and EasyPC do) you could try generating Gerber and drill files and importing them into GCPrevue. I think you should then be able to output them to a printer. Leon -- Leon Heller Amateur radio call-sign G1HSM Yaesu FT-817ND and FT-857D transceivers Suzuki SV1000S motorcycle leon355@... http://www.geocities.com/leon_heller
2008-08-01 by DJ Delorie
In general, the solution to this problem is to print to a file on Windows, copy the file (usually Postscript, else install a "generic postscript" printer driver) to Linux, then print it with The Gimp.
2008-08-01 by Howard
--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, DJ Delorie <dj@...> wrote: > > > In general, the solution to this problem is to print to a file on > Windows, copy the file (usually Postscript, else install a "generic > postscript" printer driver) to Linux, then print it with The Gimp. > Hi Ok got the R300 installed as a new printer and set to print to file but what ext do i put at the end of the file name ? eg .ps ?? It seems that whatever i save the file as, it can not be opened in adobe photoshop cs2 ver 9.0.2 or in gimp! Can somone help ?? Thanks Howard
2008-08-01 by Leon
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From: "Howard" <hj.payne@...> To: <Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, August 01, 2008 6:09 PM Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: HELP: PCB Software > --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, DJ Delorie <dj@...> wrote: >> >> >> In general, the solution to this problem is to print to a file on >> Windows, copy the file (usually Postscript, else install a "generic >> postscript" printer driver) to Linux, then print it with The Gimp. >> > Hi > Ok got the R300 installed as a new printer and set to print to file > but what ext do i put at the end of the file name ? eg .ps ?? > > It seems that whatever i save the file as, it can not be opened in > adobe photoshop cs2 ver 9.0.2 or in gimp! > > Can somone help ?? You need to install a PS printer and use that to create the file. Another solution is to install PrimoPDF and generate a PDF. Leon -- Leon Heller Amateur radio call-sign G1HSM Yaesu FT-817ND and FT-857D transceivers Suzuki SV1000S motorcycle leon355@... http://www.geocities.com/leon_heller Leon
2008-08-01 by DJ Delorie
"Leon" <leon355@...> writes: > You need to install a PS printer and use that to create the file. Yup. Just install a NEW printer, type "generic / postscript", just to that you can "print" to it, but print to a file instead. Hmmm... The Gimp and CUPS use the same drivers, maybe just installing a remote printer will work? You do File->Print on windows, it converts it to postscript, sends it to your Linux box, which rasterizes it and prints it, all automatically... > Another solution is to install PrimoPDF and generate a PDF. Hey! The Gimp can open PDFs also. Neat :-)