![]() ![]() The version of gschem I am using, 1.8.2, allows scaling the image prior to instantiation by dragging the opposite corner, as well as rescaling the instantiated image, by dragging a corner. Note to the LCAD devs: It might be a good thing to look into the gschem image import code. It looks like I can continue to use LCAD for drawings not needing an image import, while continuing to use gschem for drawings I need to import an image for. That is why I wanted to use LCAD for this process. To that end, I wanted to use the PCB image output for the base LCAD drawing in order to keep the accuracy and not re-draw the image.Īfter posting my message, I ended up importing my image into the gEDA gschem schematic capture program, which has limited mechanical drawing capabilities. The whole idea of CAD/EDA is to make the processes easier and less error-prone. To maintain two scales of the same object in PCB is not acceptable. I cannot scale the original PCB drawing, since it is obvious it must be the size of the circuit board in the real world. If your scale is 1:100, it has to be 100 times. If your drawing is intended for scale 1:1 and your units are mm, its easy, the box has to be 297x210 mm. You have to draw a box yourself, you may safe it as a template for repeated use. In drawing (normal) mode the paper size is not shown. The sizes of the dimensioning itself, set in the 'Drawing Preferences' > 'Dimensions' dialogue, are not multiplied and always drawn 1:1. It looked very coarse, but still the large size. Re: Visualize the limits of the A4 page of the drawing. The dimensioning texts inserted would have to do the reverse: Take the internal units (which are twice as big) and divide them by 2 to show the same values as entered by the user. I did try reducing the PCB PPI option, with the results you warn about. As I said, I even tried importing the PNG file into Inkscape and converting to a DXF file, as the LCAD manual suggests, with the fatal crash results in LCAD when I tried to import it. I had tried several adjustments to the PCB PNG output parameters, such as changing the Pixels Per inch (PPI) option, with virtually the same results in LCAD. It was generated from the gEDA PCB printed circuit board editor as a PNG file. drawing now this border is twice the size of what the. ![]() Alas, I don't think I can change the scale of the original image. Line widths in LibreCAD refer to the thickness or width of lines used in the CAD software. ![]()
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