designing a pcboard w/ graphics.

[MrDEB]

Have done before but can't figure out how I did it.
Using Diptrace and overlaying a graphic but keep getting silk screen over pad.
Importing a jpeg into program after trying to cut out the background using Paint.net.
not sure what it used. I Do have the gerber file from lat time but importing and editing it now??

 

[JonSea]

The board fab house will automatically make the necessary clearance around pads.

 

[MrDEB]

Hopefully so. Will send in as is.
Thanks

 

[JonSea]

So did your board turn out as expected?

 

[MrDEB]

Well yes and no. The graphics came out great but I had a minor flaw in my board design and have corrected but need to have board redone. Simple mistake on my part.
Now I realize how you accumulated that pile of circuit boards you posted a pic of years ago.
LEARN BY DOING = EXPERIENCE

 

[JonSea]

Ahem. That pile of scrap boards was not mine.

Glad the graphics worked out for you, as I explained they would.

 

[MrDEB]

I fretted with the graphics for several hours on several occasions. Now to rework my board design with errors and send them off to the board house.

 

[Pommie]

Now to rework my board design with errors and send them off to the board house.

It might be a good idea to try for zero errors.

Mike.

 

[JonSea]

It might be a good idea to try for zero errors.

Mike.

That was kind of my thought too!

 

[Pommie]

Great minds etc......

Mike.

 

[MrDEB]

mis-spoken English.
I meant redesigning the board without any errors.
I realize HOW I made the mistake so fixing the mistake is easy but need to reorder boards.
A bright spot in all this is an additional option on the calculator boards is adding the ET game with just an additional slide switch.