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Updated transparencies (markdown)

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Mark van Renswoude 2018-11-10 12:14:52 +01:00
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@ -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 :-) 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 ## Back copper
Select the B.Cu layer and optionally Edge.Cuts if you want the edges to show up as copper lines. Select the B.Cu layer and optionally Edge.Cuts if you want the edges to show up as copper lines.