Mail Archives: geda-user/2013/09/11/05:26:56
On 11/09/13 03:35, Dave Curtis wrote:
> On 09/10/2013 05:33 PM, DJ Delorie wrote:
>>> But doesn't everything in a "layer group" come out on one page? If I
>>> have a "component" layer (with pads) and a "signal 1" layer with tracks
>>> both part of the same group, I get a group plot with both, yes?
>> Yes, but you get them both on one gerber plot also.
>>
>> My point is, anything that gets you a useful postscript print (by
>> putting pins and pin labels on the same page) gives you corrupt gerber
>> prints (by putting pins and pin labels in the same gerber).
>>
> OK, yes, I see your point. One way or another, the user has to
> remember to turn them off in one place or another.
Thanks for giving this problem some thought. Now I've bumped into it,
I'll note in my own operations manual a) to turn off pin numbering
before exporting to gerber, and b) to always check the gerbers before
sending them off.
From my POV, it would be nice to see an option included for toggling
whether the pin labels are [just GUI] or [GUI and output], with the
default set to the first case :)
Best,
Matt
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