From 574b097f3b8eeb05c4f33b4c54406a93c6030202 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mark van Renswoude Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2018 12:14:52 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Updated transparencies (markdown) --- electronics/electronics/pcbfabrication/transparencies.md | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/electronics/electronics/pcbfabrication/transparencies.md b/electronics/electronics/pcbfabrication/transparencies.md index 1382aa0..637c638 100644 --- a/electronics/electronics/pcbfabrication/transparencies.md +++ b/electronics/electronics/pcbfabrication/transparencies.md @@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ I don't like to use KiCad's built-in Print option because it is limited to print After printing the transparency it is a good idea to grab the components and match them against the print to see if the sizes match, because I've selected the wrong footprint in the design process more than once. I may have even etched and drilled a board before I figured out I accidentally selected the wide DIP package instead of a normal DIP. That was definitely a waste of time and material, but a very valuable lesson to always double-check along the way :-) + +## Orientation +The use of the Mirrored plot option can be a bit confusing. The goal is to get the printed side on the film to minimize light bleed effects. Here's a visualization that may or may not help: + +[[transparencies/visualisation.png]] + ## Back copper Select the B.Cu layer and optionally Edge.Cuts if you want the edges to show up as copper lines.