stupid question.... import PCB to PDF..

[Stefanoo]

Hi to everybody.

just a stupid question.
I've finisched to design the P1.7 board with Allegro Cadence.
I'm wondering if any of you guys can help me to figure those issues out:

1- i used the shapes to draw the ground on both sides... and i used solid style. how can i print the pcb on a paper having black color for both nets and shapes (i mean the shapes is quite lighter than the nets are)

2- how can i export the pcb to a PDF file?


Thanks in advance for the informations.

Best regards,
Stefano.

[bays_9a5tt]

Originally posted by Stefanoo

2- how can i export the pcb to a PDF file?

I can recommend PDF Factory from http://www.fineprint.com/products/pdffactory/index.html
It is installed as default printer to your Windows, you can choose between a number of options before saving PDF file.

and yes, there are no stupid questions, just stupid answers :-)
happy home brewing
Tom

[Stefanoo]

thanks a lot....i would have never though of using an external program.



Best,
Stefano.

[richie00boy]

I use pdf995 which is free and works perfect www.pdf995.com

[Stefanoo]

thanks to everybody.

I used the pdffactory and work...now i'm going to try the other free one.

But i don't understand one thing...and hope that somebody could help me:

I made the ground mask using shape on Allegro Cadence.

When i print it it's not black but gray...and i used solid shape.
When i'm going to burn the pcb (self made with photoimpression) it's won't turn out fine!

How can i make the shape solid black?

[richie00boy]

I suspect it's an issue with your PCB software, maybe you need to set it to print different layers differently.

Failing that you could try printing in a black & white mode and see if the grey is dark enough to be forced to black.

[Stefanoo]

my pcc software is the Allegro Cadence... and i'm sure the problem is that i'm not able to set it up properly.

Hope there is some cadence user that can help me with this...