Mail Archives: geda-help/2017/02/20/11:27:55
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On Mon, 20 Feb 2017, Vasily Olekhov (olekhov AT gmail DOT com) [via geda-help AT delo=
rie.com] wrote:
>Is there an easy way to design a footprint with a text labels on silkscree=
n?
>All my efforts end up when PCB removes all text, but leaves pure geometry
>elements (lines, arcs etc).
Not really, an element can have only 3 text objects, from which only 1 is=
=20
visible at any given time.
>I think this is due to the way PCB deals with text labels. It includes a
>whole font definition in pcb sketch. When I try to combine all pieces to a
>element, it removes all text.
It's not related to fonts. It's the limited footprint model.
>I thought the proper way is to somehow convert text to vector lines.
>Am I doing it wrong?=C2=A0
YOu are not doing it wrong, I think currently your only option is that=20
conversion.
>
>Should I draw text line-by-line by hand?
>Should I exclude all text from footprint? And place it only during PCB
>design?
>
>And, by the way, is there a possibility to change font? It lacks russian
>characters.
You can replace the default single font. As long as pcb supports only 1=20
font, you'll probably have trouble packign both russian and english=20
alphabet in the available symbol space.
Regards,
Igor2
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