Hoffman Amplifiers Tube Amplifier Forum

Amp Stuff => DIY Layout Creator and Custom Boards => Topic started by: wsscott on April 26, 2020, 04:32:52 pm

Title: How to draw a layout to scale
Post by: wsscott on April 26, 2020, 04:32:52 pm

I've been working with the DIY program to create a layout from a schematic, and I can't figure out how to draw the layout to scale, ie. so that the components as shown in the layout are in fact their actual size so that I know how everything will fit, etc.  Thanks for your help. 

Title: Re: How to draw a layout to scale
Post by: shooter on April 26, 2020, 04:47:35 pm

read through this, might have answer, it's about printing and scale (post#3) and I quit reading after that  :icon_biggrin:

https://el34world.com/Forum/index.php?topic=23925.0

Title: Re: How to draw a layout to scale
Post by: EL34 on April 27, 2020, 06:41:57 am

Quote from: wsscott on April 26, 2020, 04:32:52 pm

I've been working with the DIY program to create a layout from a schematic, and I can't figure out how to draw the layout to scale, ie. so that the components as shown in the layout are in fact their actual size so that I know how everything will fit, etc.  Thanks for your help.

Set the size of all your parts by editing them
I already have a bunch of the parts in the .diy library

Title: Re: How to draw a layout to scale
Post by: wsscott on April 27, 2020, 08:13:25 am

Thanks.

Title: Re: How to draw a layout to scale
Post by: EL34 on April 27, 2020, 10:55:01 am

Quote from: wsscott on April 27, 2020, 08:13:25 am

Thanks.

There's no need to create parts from scratch when they are already in the library and the sizes are all set correctly.