Just started out using DIPTRACE and Ive run into a problem. I laid the board out and wanted to print a copy to see how it would look. The board was shifted to the left, such that any connectors were "off the page" A friend of mine told me that some sort of reference point needs to be inserted, though he didn't know if this was done at the beginning or end of the project. He described this "point" as the point where all component locations were referenced from. I could not find anything about this in the tutorial PDF, perhaps because I don't know what its called.
Info or videos that explain this would be greatly appreciated.
Bob
Alignment Reference Point
Re: Alignment Reference Point
I believe the "reference point" you may be inquiring about is what is referred to as the "origin" which is the point where the two thin blue lines representing the X and Y axes cross each other at coordinate (0,0). I prefer to put the design origin on the lower left-hand corner of the Board Outline. Your mileage may vary. To display the origin In the PCB Layout editor's Design Area, go to the main menu and click on View > Display Origin (or use softkey [F1] to toggle it on/off). If you need to place the origin in a new location: View > Define Origin...
Last edited by Tomg on 28 Mar 2021, 14:25, edited 3 times in total.
Tom
Re: Alignment Reference Point
The 'Reference Point' is the bottom left pad at 0,0 - Main Menu - View/Define Origin and choose By Mouse, By Coordinates or Default Position
After I get everything laid out I use By Coordinates and Shift the position by -100,-100
I just can't beat tomg to the submit button!
After I get everything laid out I use By Coordinates and Shift the position by -100,-100
I just can't beat tomg to the submit button!