On Thu, Dec 29, 2011 at 09:00:50PM -0500, gene heskett wrote: > > I haven't fooled with inkscape in probably 5 years, but back then I could > compose dots and bars and place then, however with NDI what the scale was, > it appeared to be completely arbitrary at the time.
The default scale is usually pixels. You can change the display of it in a pulldown (just above the image area). You can change the default for your document in the document properties. I've made a template for my laser cutter which has a document in mm with a "page size" equal to the cutting area. > So, how do I draw these things to make up a PCB trace without those? To draw PCB traces I'd use one of the line tools on the left. One of them makes straight lines as long as you don't click and drag when placing points. Then bring up the format menu (ctrl-shift-F) and set the width and corner style to whatever you want (turn fill off). If you want traces to be outlines you can use "convert stroke to path" in the Path menu which will use your line width/join settings and create a new polygon where the filled area is what the stroked area of the line was. To edit lines use the second tool (below the "select" tool) which is the "node" tool". That will let you move intersections and add/delete them. > Also, to serve as the anchoring image, how can I get the hole pattern emc > has already drilled, into a format that shows the actual diameter of the > holes I have already drilled, into a format inkscape can import as dots of > missing material? You can import and scale an image. Put it on another layer and lock the layer (even make it partially transparent). If you have an Excellon drill file and some python programming expertise you could write a plugin to import them as circles. -- Ben Jackson AD7GD <b...@ben.com> http://www.ben.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ridiculously easy VDI. With Citrix VDI-in-a-Box, you don't need a complex infrastructure or vast IT resources to deliver seamless, secure access to virtual desktops. With this all-in-one solution, easily deploy virtual desktops for less than the cost of PCs and save 60% on VDI infrastructure costs. Try it free! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Citrix-VDIinabox _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
