kicad:pdf_output_from_kicad_in_linux
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kicad:pdf_output_from_kicad_in_linux [2013/06/26 02:26] – mithat | kicad:pdf_output_from_kicad_in_linux [2013/06/30 05:33] – mithat | ||
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===== Using SVG ===== | ===== Using SVG ===== | ||
- | The most reliable way I've found to get good PDFs from KiCad under Linux is to first plot to SVG and then convert the SVGs to PDF. Plotting to SVG isn't difficult: | + | The most reliable way I've found to get good PDFs from KiCad under Linux is to first plot to SVG and then use an external tool to convert the SVGs to PDF. Plotting to SVG in KiCad isn't difficult: |
- | * Eeschema: //File > Plot > Plot SVG// | + | * In Eeschema: //File > Plot > Plot SVG// |
- | * Pcbnew: //File > Print SVG// | + | * In Pcbnew: //File > Print SVG// |
- | However, converting these files to PDF isn' | + | However, converting these files to PDF isn' |
- | * Running this script will destroy | + | |
- | * The script relies on [[http:// | + | <WRAP center round important 60%> |
- | * The script relies on [[https:// | + | **Running this script will destroy |
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+ | This is by design. I want to minimize the number of files that might be out of sync with the source, and keeping both SVGs and PDFs is just asking for trouble! | ||
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+ | Put any SVG artwork you need to keep in a subdirectory or edit the script so it doesn' | ||
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+ | There are a few things more you should note: | ||
+ | * The script relies on [[http:// | ||
+ | * The script relies on [[https:// | ||
===== Using PostScript ===== | ===== Using PostScript ===== | ||
- | Another alternative is to use PostScript as an intermediate format. [[ps2pdf-d|Here]] is a script that uses Ghostscript' | + | Another alternative is to use PostScript as an intermediate format. [[ps2pdf-d|Here]] is a (much shorter) |
- | * The color mapping (at least from Eeschema) is truer. | + | * The color mapping |
* Pcbnew gives you much more control over what you can plot to SVG compared to PostScript. In particular, you can't plot composite layers to PostScript. | * Pcbnew gives you much more control over what you can plot to SVG compared to PostScript. In particular, you can't plot composite layers to PostScript. | ||
- | * Page-sizing is automatic (I think). | + | * Correct page-sizing |
I include the PostScript version here because there might be some limitations with SVGs that I've yet to discover. | I include the PostScript version here because there might be some limitations with SVGs that I've yet to discover. |
kicad/pdf_output_from_kicad_in_linux.txt · Last modified: 2016/02/06 18:21 by mithat