Means of going from a pdf file board image to a file to engrave from?
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The Pulsonix PCB software I use can convert PDF files to Gerbers. I could probably convert that file for you. Leon On Thursday, 7 June 2018, 13:03, Tony Smith <ajsmith1968@...> wrote: You can convert the scanned image to a vector image, the vector can be used to run the engraver. Eg: https://www.dropbox.com/s/x9qc7bqdt3m9l9x/traces-bw.dxf?dl=0 That was done using CorelDraw with the default setting so can be improved on.? CorelDraw doesn't do the best job, but I already had it open.? I usually use VectorMagic for this stuff. InkScape has an image to vector converter as well, that's free but I've not used the converter. Tony > -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Chris Wilson > Sent: Thursday, 7 June 2018 9:44 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [homebrewpcbs] Means of going from a pdf file board image to a file > to engrave from? > > 07 June 2018 > > > I? restore old test gear and sometimes have to make new boards as some > old? PCB's suffer from poor track adhesion when repairs are attempted. > I have fixed up a huge linear bench DC power supply but really I would > like to make new boards. I use a thermal wax printer to put the layout > taken? from? a Photoshop modded photograph of an original single sided > board? onto clear sheet and then use photo resist to make a board. but > I'd? like to get an engraver and try that method. Hence I need a means > of going from a black and white pdf image to a file suitable to run on > the? engraver.? Any ideas if this is possible and if so how to achieve > this? please?? There's? a? link? to the images I would want to convert > here, the images are actual size: > > http://www.chriswilson.tv/traces-bw.pdf > > Thanks? for? any ideas! A means to convert to a format a pcb fab house > could? work with is another possibility, I am happy to drill the holes > manually on my milling machine. > > > > -- > > > Best regards, >? Chris? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? mailto:chris@... > > > |
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Sorry, it looks like I was wrong about Pulsonix being able to convert from PDF to Gerber. It does work the other way round, but that isn't much use. Leon On Thursday, 7 June 2018, 17:31, LEON HELLER <leon355@...> wrote: The Pulsonix PCB software I use can convert PDF files to Gerbers. I could probably convert that file for you. Leon On Thursday, 7 June 2018, 13:03, Tony Smith <ajsmith1968@...> wrote: You can convert the scanned image to a vector image, the vector can be used to run the engraver. Eg: https://www.dropbox.com/s/x9qc7bqdt3m9l9x/traces-bw.dxf?dl=0 That was done using CorelDraw with the default setting so can be improved on.? CorelDraw doesn't do the best job, but I already had it open.? I usually use VectorMagic for this stuff. InkScape has an image to vector converter as well, that's free but I've not used the converter. Tony > -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Chris Wilson > Sent: Thursday, 7 June 2018 9:44 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [homebrewpcbs] Means of going from a pdf file board image to a file > to engrave from? > > 07 June 2018 > > > I? restore old test gear and sometimes have to make new boards as some > old? PCB's suffer from poor track adhesion when repairs are attempted. > I have fixed up a huge linear bench DC power supply but really I would > like to make new boards. I use a thermal wax printer to put the layout > taken? from? a Photoshop modded photograph of an original single sided > board? onto clear sheet and then use photo resist to make a board. but > I'd? like to get an engraver and try that method. Hence I need a means > of going from a black and white pdf image to a file suitable to run on > the? engraver.? Any ideas if this is possible and if so how to achieve > this? please?? There's? a? link? to the images I would want to convert > here, the images are actual size: > > http://www.chriswilson.tv/traces-bw.pdf > > Thanks? for? any ideas! A means to convert to a format a pcb fab house > could? work with is another possibility, I am happy to drill the holes > manually on my milling machine. > > > > -- > > > Best regards, >? Chris? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? mailto:chris@... > > > |
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Here is a PDF to Gerber converter: Leon On Thursday, 7 June 2018, 17:58, Leon via Groups.Io <leon355@...> wrote: Sorry, it looks like I was wrong about Pulsonix being able to convert from PDF to Gerber. It does work the other way round, but that isn't much use. Leon On Thursday, 7 June 2018, 17:31, LEON HELLER <leon355@...> wrote: The Pulsonix PCB software I use can convert PDF files to Gerbers. I could probably convert that file for you. Leon On Thursday, 7 June 2018, 13:03, Tony Smith <ajsmith1968@...> wrote: You can convert the scanned image to a vector image, the vector can be used to run the engraver. Eg: https://www.dropbox.com/s/x9qc7bqdt3m9l9x/traces-bw.dxf?dl=0 That was done using CorelDraw with the default setting so can be improved on.? CorelDraw doesn't do the best job, but I already had it open.? I usually use VectorMagic for this stuff. InkScape has an image to vector converter as well, that's free but I've not used the converter. Tony > -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Chris Wilson > Sent: Thursday, 7 June 2018 9:44 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [homebrewpcbs] Means of going from a pdf file board image to a file > to engrave from? > > 07 June 2018 > > > I? restore old test gear and sometimes have to make new boards as some > old? PCB's suffer from poor track adhesion when repairs are attempted. > I have fixed up a huge linear bench DC power supply but really I would > like to make new boards. I use a thermal wax printer to put the layout > taken? from? a Photoshop modded photograph of an original single sided > board? onto clear sheet and then use photo resist to make a board. but > I'd? like to get an engraver and try that method. Hence I need a means > of going from a black and white pdf image to a file suitable to run on > the? engraver.? Any ideas if this is possible and if so how to achieve > this? please?? There's? a? link? to the images I would want to convert > here, the images are actual size: > > http://www.chriswilson.tv/traces-bw.pdf > > Thanks? for? any ideas! A means to convert to a format a pcb fab house > could? work with is another possibility, I am happy to drill the holes > manually on my milling machine. > > > > -- > > > Best regards, >? Chris? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? mailto:chris@... > > > |
Leon