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| Started by | John Larkin <jjlarkin@highland_snip_technology.com> |
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| First post | 2017-04-28 14:52 -0700 |
| Last post | 2017-04-30 07:29 -0700 |
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PADS schematic into Word doc John Larkin <jjlarkin@highland_snip_technology.com> - 2017-04-28 14:52 -0700
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc Tim Wescott <seemywebsite@myfooter.really> - 2017-04-28 16:55 -0500
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc bill.sloman@ieee.org - 2017-04-28 23:52 -0700
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc Sjouke Burry <burrynulnulfour@ppllaanneett.nnll> - 2017-04-28 23:56 +0200
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc John Larkin <jjlarkin@highland_snip_technology.com> - 2017-04-28 15:10 -0700
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc Jim Thompson <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon@On-My-Web-Site.com> - 2017-04-28 15:35 -0700
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc John Larkin <jjlarkin@highland_snip_technology.com> - 2017-04-28 16:26 -0700
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc Jim Thompson <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon@On-My-Web-Site.com> - 2017-04-28 17:18 -0700
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-05-02 12:27 +0200
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc John Larkin <jjlarkin@highlandtechnology.com> - 2017-05-02 06:53 -0700
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-05-02 16:34 +0200
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc John Larkin <jjlarkin@highlandtechnology.com> - 2017-05-02 08:12 -0700
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-05-03 12:24 +0200
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc Clifford Heath <no.spam@please.net> - 2017-05-03 22:02 +1000
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc Clifford Heath <no.spam@please.net> - 2017-05-03 08:01 +1000
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc Sjouke Burry <burrynulnulfour@ppllaanneett.nnll> - 2017-04-29 00:54 +0200
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-04-28 15:19 -0700
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc John Larkin <jjlarkin@highland_snip_technology.com> - 2017-04-28 16:34 -0700
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-04-28 16:37 -0700
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc "Tim Williams" <tiwill@seventransistorlabs.com> - 2017-04-29 06:44 -0500
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-04-29 06:47 -0700
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc JM <dontreplytothis173@gmail.com> - 2017-04-28 23:43 +0100
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc Jim Thompson <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon@On-My-Web-Site.com> - 2017-04-28 16:41 -0700
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc Clifford Heath <no.spam@please.net> - 2017-04-29 09:18 +1000
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc John Larkin <jjlarkin@highland_snip_technology.com> - 2017-04-28 16:30 -0700
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc Clifford Heath <no.spam@please.net> - 2017-04-29 09:51 +1000
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-04-28 21:14 -0400
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-04-28 21:27 -0400
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc Jasen Betts <jasen@xnet.co.nz> - 2017-04-29 21:33 +0000
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-05-01 03:11 -0400
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc Martin Riddle <martin_ridd@verizon.net> - 2017-04-28 22:18 -0400
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc John Larkin <jjlarkin@highlandtechnology.com> - 2017-04-28 19:28 -0700
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc Winfield Hill <hill@rowland.harvard.edu> - 2017-04-29 06:17 -0700
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc Martin Riddle <martin_ridd@verizon.net> - 2017-04-29 10:09 -0400
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-04-29 07:27 -0700
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc John Larkin <jjlarkin@highlandtechnology.com> - 2017-04-29 08:05 -0700
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-04-29 11:17 -0400
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-04-29 12:13 -0700
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc krw@notreal.com - 2017-04-28 23:10 -0400
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc "Tim Williams" <tiwill@seventransistorlabs.com> - 2017-04-29 06:45 -0500
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc Dimitrij Klingbeil <nospam@no-address.com> - 2017-04-29 16:48 +0200
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-04-29 08:26 -0700
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc Neon John <no@never.com> - 2017-04-29 10:31 -0400
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc John Larkin <jjlarkin@highlandtechnology.com> - 2017-04-29 08:12 -0700
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc Neon John <no@never.com> - 2017-04-29 13:28 -0400
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-04-29 14:56 -0400
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc Jim Thompson <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon@On-My-Web-Site.com> - 2017-04-29 10:47 -0700
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-04-29 11:24 -0700
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc Jim Thompson <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon@On-My-Web-Site.com> - 2017-04-29 12:01 -0700
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-04-29 12:21 -0700
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc Jim Thompson <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon@On-My-Web-Site.com> - 2017-04-29 12:29 -0700
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-04-29 13:01 -0700
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc "Tim Williams" <tiwill@seventransistorlabs.com> - 2017-04-30 09:53 -0500
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-04-30 12:15 -0700
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-04-30 12:16 -0700
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc "Tim Williams" <tiwill@seventransistorlabs.com> - 2017-04-30 14:42 -0500
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-04-30 13:25 -0700
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc John Larkin <jjlarkin@highlandtechnology.com> - 2017-04-30 13:25 -0700
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-04-30 13:51 -0700
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc John Larkin <jjlarkin@highlandtechnology.com> - 2017-04-30 15:32 -0700
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-04-30 19:20 -0700
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc John Larkin <jjlarkin@highlandtechnology.com> - 2017-04-30 20:43 -0700
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-04-30 21:11 -0700
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc Jeff Liebermann <jeffl@cruzio.com> - 2017-04-30 21:16 -0700
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc Phil Hobbs <pcdhSpamMeSenseless@electrooptical.net> - 2017-05-01 11:53 -0400
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-05-01 09:40 -0700
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc John Larkin <jjlarkin@highland_snip_technology.com> - 2017-05-01 11:31 -0700
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-05-01 12:25 -0700
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc Phil Hobbs <pcdhSpamMeSenseless@electrooptical.net> - 2017-05-01 15:46 -0400
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-05-01 12:55 -0700
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc Phil Hobbs <pcdhSpamMeSenseless@electrooptical.net> - 2017-05-01 16:10 -0400
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-05-01 13:41 -0700
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc Jeff Liebermann <jeffl@cruzio.com> - 2017-05-01 11:14 -0700
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc Phil Hobbs <pcdhSpamMeSenseless@electrooptical.net> - 2017-05-01 15:48 -0400
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc John Larkin <jjlarkin@highland_snip_technology.com> - 2017-05-01 11:28 -0700
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc Phil Hobbs <pcdhSpamMeSenseless@electrooptical.net> - 2017-05-01 15:59 -0400
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc John Larkin <jjlarkin@highland_snip_technology.com> - 2017-05-01 13:25 -0700
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc Phil Hobbs <pcdhSpamMeSenseless@electrooptical.net> - 2017-05-01 16:31 -0400
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-05-01 13:49 -0700
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc George Herold <gherold@teachspin.com> - 2017-05-01 17:54 -0700
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-05-01 19:22 -0700
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc George Herold <gherold@teachspin.com> - 2017-05-01 20:16 -0700
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc "Tim Williams" <tiwill@seventransistorlabs.com> - 2017-05-02 07:35 -0500
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-05-02 20:17 -0700
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc Neon John <no@never.com> - 2017-05-01 21:31 -0400
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc pcdhobbs@gmail.com - 2017-05-01 23:39 -0700
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc John Larkin <jjlarkin@highland_snip_technology.com> - 2017-05-02 11:35 -0700
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc Clifford Heath <no.spam@please.net> - 2017-05-03 08:09 +1000
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc Steve Wilson <no@spam.com> - 2017-04-30 21:41 +0000
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc John Larkin <jjlarkin@highlandtechnology.com> - 2017-04-30 15:26 -0700
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc Steve Wilson <no@spam.com> - 2017-05-01 04:17 +0000
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-05-01 10:05 -0700
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc John Larkin <jjlarkin@highland_snip_technology.com> - 2017-05-01 11:38 -0700
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc Steve Wilson <no@spam.com> - 2017-05-04 10:18 +0000
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc John Larkin <jjlarkin@highlandtechnology.com> - 2017-05-04 07:19 -0700
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc Steve Wilson <no@spam.com> - 2017-05-04 17:17 +0000
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc Jasen Betts <jasen@xnet.co.nz> - 2017-05-11 05:39 +0000
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc John Larkin <jjlarkin@highlandtechnology.com> - 2017-05-11 09:10 -0700
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc pcdhobbs@gmail.com - 2017-04-30 15:12 -0700
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc "Tim Williams" <tiwill@seventransistorlabs.com> - 2017-05-01 00:08 -0500
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-05-01 09:11 -0700
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc "Tim Williams" <tiwill@seventransistorlabs.com> - 2017-05-01 17:48 -0500
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-05-01 18:30 -0700
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc John Devereux <john@devereux.me.uk> - 2017-04-29 20:56 +0100
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc John Larkin <jjlarkin@highlandtechnology.com> - 2017-04-29 12:51 -0700
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc John Larkin <jjlarkin@highlandtechnology.com> - 2017-04-29 13:36 -0700
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-04-29 14:09 -0700
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc Neon John <no@never.com> - 2017-04-30 08:33 -0400
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc John Larkin <jjlarkin@highlandtechnology.com> - 2017-04-30 07:25 -0700
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc Neon John <no@never.com> - 2017-04-30 15:48 -0400
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc John Larkin <jjlarkin@highlandtechnology.com> - 2017-04-30 13:13 -0700
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc George Herold <gherold@teachspin.com> - 2017-05-01 06:52 -0700
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc Robert Baer <robertbaer@localnet.com> - 2017-04-30 01:57 -0800
Re: PADS schematic into Word doc John Larkin <jjlarkin@highlandtechnology.com> - 2017-04-30 07:29 -0700
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| From | Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> |
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| Date | 2017-04-29 06:47 -0700 |
| Message-ID | <oe25a2$2o4$1@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #457959 |
On 4/29/2017 4:44 AM, Tim Williams wrote: > "Don Y" <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> wrote in message > news:oe0eu2$mke$1@dont-email.me... >> Why not? >> Insert | Object >> Browse to PDF | Open >> "Display as icon" if you don't want to see the rendered PDF in >> your document > > For the sake of all that is good and holy. > > If you're going to use Word in the first place, > > PLEASE DON'T EMBED OLE OBJECTS! > > Word only lets you open an OLE object with the same thing that put it there, > e.g., Adobe Reader. Those using other readers are fucked. That's only a problem if he expects "others" (e.g., customers) to open the Word document directly. If, OTOH, he's using it to prepare something for print *or* will ultimately be releasing a PDF (or other, "more portable" file format -- so the file can be accessed from a wide variety of hosts), then the lack of appropriate "object server" falls out of the equation. > (Better still, dump Word and use something that produces good, native PDF output.) > > Tim >
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| From | JM <dontreplytothis173@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2017-04-28 23:43 +0100 |
| Message-ID | <oe0gcd$qop$1@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #457880 |
On 28/04/2017 22:52, John Larkin wrote: > > Screen captures to JPEG look awful. > > I have an option to print my schematic as a file in Microsoft XPS > format, but Word doesn't know what to do with that. Looks like the > only thing that can open an XPS file is the XPS viewer! > > I can output a nice PDF file, but Word really doesn't like that > either. > > So far, the best way is to print to our Sharp digital copier, then > feed the paper back in and scan as a JPEG. That's barbaric. > > Is there a good virtual printer utility that can make a quality JPEG > or TIFF file from a CAD program? > > > > PDF XChange Editor can export pdf's to a variety of image formats. For a free solution PDFill PDF Tools will covert to png, jpg, bmp and tiff formats.
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| From | Jim Thompson <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon@On-My-Web-Site.com> |
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| Date | 2017-04-28 16:41 -0700 |
| Message-ID | <2nk7gc9a8d1mtiqat1ei91gkro0ktqnu6c@4ax.com> |
| In reply to | #457894 |
On Fri, 28 Apr 2017 23:43:32 +0100, JM <dontreplytothis173@gmail.com>
wrote:
>On 28/04/2017 22:52, John Larkin wrote:
>>
>> Screen captures to JPEG look awful.
>>
>> I have an option to print my schematic as a file in Microsoft XPS
>> format, but Word doesn't know what to do with that. Looks like the
>> only thing that can open an XPS file is the XPS viewer!
>>
>> I can output a nice PDF file, but Word really doesn't like that
>> either.
>>
>> So far, the best way is to print to our Sharp digital copier, then
>> feed the paper back in and scan as a JPEG. That's barbaric.
>>
>> Is there a good virtual printer utility that can make a quality JPEG
>> or TIFF file from a CAD program?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>PDF XChange Editor can export pdf's to a variety of image formats.
>
>For a free solution PDFill PDF Tools will covert to png, jpg, bmp and
>tiff formats.
Foxit PhantomPDF can export as jpg, jpg2000, png, tiff, and bmp.
...Jim Thompson
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| From | Clifford Heath <no.spam@please.net> |
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| Date | 2017-04-29 09:18 +1000 |
| Message-ID | <5903cdc8$0$18142$c3e8da3$a9097924@news.astraweb.com> |
| In reply to | #457880 |
On 29/04/17 07:52, John Larkin wrote: > > Screen captures to JPEG look awful. > > I have an option to print my schematic as a file in Microsoft XPS > format, but Word doesn't know what to do with that. Looks like the > only thing that can open an XPS file is the XPS viewer! > > I can output a nice PDF file, but Word really doesn't like that > either. > > So far, the best way is to print to our Sharp digital copier, then > feed the paper back in and scan as a JPEG. That's barbaric. > > Is there a good virtual printer utility that can make a quality JPEG > or TIFF file from a CAD program? JPEG is always bad for drawings. Its compression is optimised for handling shading, in which it can hide its dithering. PNG is good for line art. However, I suspect that CutePDF will do a good job of your task. Have you tried it? Clifford.
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| From | John Larkin <jjlarkin@highland_snip_technology.com> |
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| Date | 2017-04-28 16:30 -0700 |
| Message-ID | <q1k7gc5l2cpk7clbojm0t276hq9fnktcau@4ax.com> |
| In reply to | #457902 |
On Sat, 29 Apr 2017 09:18:23 +1000, Clifford Heath <no.spam@please.net> wrote: >On 29/04/17 07:52, John Larkin wrote: >> >> Screen captures to JPEG look awful. >> >> I have an option to print my schematic as a file in Microsoft XPS >> format, but Word doesn't know what to do with that. Looks like the >> only thing that can open an XPS file is the XPS viewer! >> >> I can output a nice PDF file, but Word really doesn't like that >> either. >> >> So far, the best way is to print to our Sharp digital copier, then >> feed the paper back in and scan as a JPEG. That's barbaric. >> >> Is there a good virtual printer utility that can make a quality JPEG >> or TIFF file from a CAD program? > >JPEG is always bad for drawings. Its compression is optimised for >handling shading, in which it can hide its dithering. PNG is good >for line art. > >However, I suspect that CutePDF will do a good job of your task. >Have you tried it? > >Clifford. I use that to print to a PDF file. But I want to show the schematic in Word. -- John Larkin Highland Technology, Inc picosecond timing precision measurement jlarkin att highlandtechnology dott com http://www.highlandtechnology.com
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| From | Clifford Heath <no.spam@please.net> |
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| Date | 2017-04-29 09:51 +1000 |
| Message-ID | <5903d593$0$63822$c3e8da3$38634283@news.astraweb.com> |
| In reply to | #457907 |
On 29/04/17 09:30, John Larkin wrote: > On Sat, 29 Apr 2017 09:18:23 +1000, Clifford Heath > <no.spam@please.net> wrote: > >> On 29/04/17 07:52, John Larkin wrote: >>> >>> Screen captures to JPEG look awful. >>> >>> I have an option to print my schematic as a file in Microsoft XPS >>> format, but Word doesn't know what to do with that. Looks like the >>> only thing that can open an XPS file is the XPS viewer! >>> >>> I can output a nice PDF file, but Word really doesn't like that >>> either. >>> >>> So far, the best way is to print to our Sharp digital copier, then >>> feed the paper back in and scan as a JPEG. That's barbaric. >>> >>> Is there a good virtual printer utility that can make a quality JPEG >>> or TIFF file from a CAD program? >> >> JPEG is always bad for drawings. Its compression is optimised for >> handling shading, in which it can hide its dithering. PNG is good >> for line art. >> >> However, I suspect that CutePDF will do a good job of your task. >> Have you tried it? >> >> Clifford. > > I use that to print to a PDF file. But I want to show the schematic in > Word. Ahh right. Can you print to Postscript and make it EPS? I suspect Word will accept those (though the EPS conversion needs to keep the vectors, not rasterize it).
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| From | rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2017-04-28 21:14 -0400 |
| Message-ID | <oe0p6o$gg6$1@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #457880 |
On 4/28/2017 5:52 PM, John Larkin wrote: > > Screen captures to JPEG look awful. JPEGs are for photos, images with blended colors. Sharp contrasts like lines on a drawing are terrible in JPGs. Use PNC which supports many actual formats and will render line drawings nicely in GIF like modes or photo type images in JPG like modes without you needing to worry about it. > I have an option to print my schematic as a file in Microsoft XPS > format, but Word doesn't know what to do with that. Looks like the > only thing that can open an XPS file is the XPS viewer! > > I can output a nice PDF file, but Word really doesn't like that > either. > > So far, the best way is to print to our Sharp digital copier, then > feed the paper back in and scan as a JPEG. That's barbaric. > > Is there a good virtual printer utility that can make a quality JPEG > or TIFF file from a CAD program? Get an app that lets you print to PNC. -- Rick C
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| From | rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2017-04-28 21:27 -0400 |
| Message-ID | <oe0pvr$ijb$1@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #457924 |
On 4/28/2017 9:14 PM, rickman wrote: > On 4/28/2017 5:52 PM, John Larkin wrote: >> >> Screen captures to JPEG look awful. > > JPEGs are for photos, images with blended colors. Sharp contrasts like > lines on a drawing are terrible in JPGs. Use PNC which supports many > actual formats and will render line drawings nicely in GIF like modes or > photo type images in JPG like modes without you needing to worry about it. > > >> I have an option to print my schematic as a file in Microsoft XPS >> format, but Word doesn't know what to do with that. Looks like the >> only thing that can open an XPS file is the XPS viewer! >> >> I can output a nice PDF file, but Word really doesn't like that >> either. >> >> So far, the best way is to print to our Sharp digital copier, then >> feed the paper back in and scan as a JPEG. That's barbaric. >> >> Is there a good virtual printer utility that can make a quality JPEG >> or TIFF file from a CAD program? > > Get an app that lets you print to PNC. Sorry, that would be PNG. If you want to use what's already on your PC, get a good image on your PC screen and take a screen capture. Open MS Paint and paste. Save as type PNG. Bob's your uncle. If your schematic is poor on the screen I guess you are printing off a full page and the resolution of your screen is not adequate. Then you need a printing utility. As someone else pointed out saving as SVG format is an option that will work for vector drawings while PNG works for every type of image I've ever wanted to save. -- Rick C
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| From | Jasen Betts <jasen@xnet.co.nz> |
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| Date | 2017-04-29 21:33 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <oe30rk$qiq$1@gonzo.alcatraz> |
| In reply to | #457924 |
On 2017-04-29, rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> wrote: > On 4/28/2017 5:52 PM, John Larkin wrote: >> >> Screen captures to JPEG look awful. > > JPEGs are for photos, images with blended colors. Sharp contrasts like > lines on a drawing are terrible in JPGs. Use PNC which supports many > actual formats and will render line drawings nicely in GIF like modes or > photo type images in JPG like modes without you needing to worry about it. > near the start of this thread he said he didn't want pixels. PNG is less than ideal if the final target is paper you're better off with a vector format like SVG, or EPS It should be possible to extract an EPS from a PDF using inkscape -- This email has not been checked by half-arsed antivirus software
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| From | rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2017-05-01 03:11 -0400 |
| Message-ID | <oe6mto$7ta$1@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #458038 |
On 4/29/2017 5:33 PM, Jasen Betts wrote: > On 2017-04-29, rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> wrote: >> On 4/28/2017 5:52 PM, John Larkin wrote: >>> >>> Screen captures to JPEG look awful. >> >> JPEGs are for photos, images with blended colors. Sharp contrasts like >> lines on a drawing are terrible in JPGs. Use PNC which supports many >> actual formats and will render line drawings nicely in GIF like modes or >> photo type images in JPG like modes without you needing to worry about it. >> > > near the start of this thread he said he didn't want pixels. > PNG is less than ideal if the final target is paper > > you're better off with a vector format like SVG, or EPS > > It should be possible to extract an EPS from a PDF using inkscape I believe he said he couldn't get a good image by doing a screen capture and using JPG. I don't think he understands what happens with JPG images. JPG is not designed to deal with fonts, lines or other sharp contrasts. -- Rick C
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| From | Martin Riddle <martin_ridd@verizon.net> |
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| Date | 2017-04-28 22:18 -0400 |
| Message-ID | <5tt7gc5lpludq04najobbaadhkjpsucba1@4ax.com> |
| In reply to | #457880 |
On Fri, 28 Apr 2017 14:52:22 -0700, John Larkin <jjlarkin@highland_snip_technology.com> wrote: > >Screen captures to JPEG look awful. > >I have an option to print my schematic as a file in Microsoft XPS >format, but Word doesn't know what to do with that. Looks like the >only thing that can open an XPS file is the XPS viewer! > >I can output a nice PDF file, but Word really doesn't like that >either. > >So far, the best way is to print to our Sharp digital copier, then >feed the paper back in and scan as a JPEG. That's barbaric. > >Is there a good virtual printer utility that can make a quality JPEG >or TIFF file from a CAD program? In Orcad Capture you can Highlite all of the schematic. Then in word Create a new Object and Paste. work well, have you tried that? Good old DDE. Cheers
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| From | John Larkin <jjlarkin@highlandtechnology.com> |
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| Date | 2017-04-28 19:28 -0700 |
| Message-ID | <hfu7gc1p81gid8vb47v409u6kofeehn934@4ax.com> |
| In reply to | #457929 |
On Fri, 28 Apr 2017 22:18:53 -0400, Martin Riddle <martin_ridd@verizon.net> wrote: >On Fri, 28 Apr 2017 14:52:22 -0700, John Larkin ><jjlarkin@highland_snip_technology.com> wrote: > >> >>Screen captures to JPEG look awful. >> >>I have an option to print my schematic as a file in Microsoft XPS >>format, but Word doesn't know what to do with that. Looks like the >>only thing that can open an XPS file is the XPS viewer! >> >>I can output a nice PDF file, but Word really doesn't like that >>either. >> >>So far, the best way is to print to our Sharp digital copier, then >>feed the paper back in and scan as a JPEG. That's barbaric. >> >>Is there a good virtual printer utility that can make a quality JPEG >>or TIFF file from a CAD program? > >In Orcad Capture you can Highlite all of the schematic. Then in word >Create a new Object and Paste. work well, have you tried that? Good >old DDE. > >Cheers That doesn't seem to do anything. So far, the best way is to print on the Sharp digital copier to B-size paper, then feed it back in and scan as a TIFF. -- John Larkin Highland Technology, Inc lunatic fringe electronics
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| From | Winfield Hill <hill@rowland.harvard.edu> |
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| Date | 2017-04-29 06:17 -0700 |
| Message-ID | <oe23pn01fpd@drn.newsguy.com> |
| In reply to | #457929 |
Martin Riddle wrote...
>
> In Orcad Capture you can Highlite all of the schematic.
> Then in word Create a new Object and Paste. work well,
> have you tried that? Good old DDE.
Hah! In Altium, tried ctrl-A to highlight everything,
ctrl-C to copy to clipboard. In Word, ctrl-V to paste,
whammo, there's my entire schematic. And its scalable.
But I couldn't crop or select portions of the schematic.
Hmm, for that I could copy the schematic to a new sheet,
and edit as desired. Then copy to a smaller sheet size.
OK, saved and tried printing a pdf. Awwkk!! Even tho
the schematic looked great on the Word screen, the pdf
was filled with useless poor-resolution raster stuff.
The schematic parts, wires and font-text were fine, but
the component designators and values were trashed.
Paste special, Picture(Enhanced metafile) didn't help.
--
Thanks,
- Win
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| From | Martin Riddle <martin_ridd@verizon.net> |
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| Date | 2017-04-29 10:09 -0400 |
| Message-ID | <si79gcd5r3b892364q60eisoavumns2lvl@4ax.com> |
| In reply to | #457966 |
On 29 Apr 2017 06:17:43 -0700, Winfield Hill <hill@rowland.harvard.edu> wrote: >Martin Riddle wrote... >> >> In Orcad Capture you can Highlite all of the schematic. >> Then in word Create a new Object and Paste. work well, >> have you tried that? Good old DDE. > > Hah! In Altium, tried ctrl-A to highlight everything, > ctrl-C to copy to clipboard. In Word, ctrl-V to paste, > whammo, there's my entire schematic. And its scalable. > > But I couldn't crop or select portions of the schematic. > Hmm, for that I could copy the schematic to a new sheet, > and edit as desired. Then copy to a smaller sheet size. > > OK, saved and tried printing a pdf. Awwkk!! Even tho > the schematic looked great on the Word screen, the pdf > was filled with useless poor-resolution raster stuff. > The schematic parts, wires and font-text were fine, but > the component designators and values were trashed. > > Paste special, Picture(Enhanced metafile) didn't help. 1:1 works well, scaling is a differnt issue. In Word you can change the Picture properties for dpi and compression. I think Compression off by default tho. Cheers
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| From | Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> |
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| Date | 2017-04-29 07:27 -0700 |
| Message-ID | <oe27lr$oa3$1@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #457972 |
On 4/29/2017 7:09 AM, Martin Riddle wrote: > On 29 Apr 2017 06:17:43 -0700, Winfield Hill > <hill@rowland.harvard.edu> wrote: > >> Martin Riddle wrote... >>> >>> In Orcad Capture you can Highlite all of the schematic. >>> Then in word Create a new Object and Paste. work well, >>> have you tried that? Good old DDE. >> >> Hah! In Altium, tried ctrl-A to highlight everything, >> ctrl-C to copy to clipboard. In Word, ctrl-V to paste, >> whammo, there's my entire schematic. And its scalable. >> >> But I couldn't crop or select portions of the schematic. >> Hmm, for that I could copy the schematic to a new sheet, >> and edit as desired. Then copy to a smaller sheet size. >> >> OK, saved and tried printing a pdf. Awwkk!! Even tho >> the schematic looked great on the Word screen, the pdf >> was filled with useless poor-resolution raster stuff. >> The schematic parts, wires and font-text were fine, but >> the component designators and values were trashed. >> >> Paste special, Picture(Enhanced metafile) didn't help. > > 1:1 works well, scaling is a differnt issue. > In Word you can change the Picture properties for dpi and compression. > I think Compression off by default tho. In FrameMaker, you adjust zoom and drag the embedded object to pan to the section of interest. Then, lay callouts, etc. onto the "frame". You can, for example, embed a photo of an object *in* a frame, scaled however you'd like. Then, create another frame within this frame overlapping the photo and embed the same file at a different magnification/zoom level -- to illustrate a "close up" of some portion of the image that appears "beneath" (behind) it. Then, days/minutes later, change the sizes/scales of each of these frames to reflect changing ideas as to the visual impact of the result. Instead of having to flit back-and-forth between applications.
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| From | John Larkin <jjlarkin@highlandtechnology.com> |
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| Date | 2017-04-29 08:05 -0700 |
| Message-ID | <cqa9gcd3d8pcp5dodshto5bu94kldegitl@4ax.com> |
| In reply to | #457966 |
On 29 Apr 2017 06:17:43 -0700, Winfield Hill <hill@rowland.harvard.edu> wrote: >Martin Riddle wrote... >> >> In Orcad Capture you can Highlite all of the schematic. >> Then in word Create a new Object and Paste. work well, >> have you tried that? Good old DDE. > > Hah! In Altium, tried ctrl-A to highlight everything, > ctrl-C to copy to clipboard. In Word, ctrl-V to paste, > whammo, there's my entire schematic. And its scalable. Is that a screen capture? That's what I'm doing now, and it doesn't look very good. -- John Larkin Highland Technology, Inc lunatic fringe electronics
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| From | rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2017-04-29 11:17 -0400 |
| Message-ID | <oe2aje$jhm$1@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #457979 |
On 4/29/2017 11:05 AM, John Larkin wrote: > On 29 Apr 2017 06:17:43 -0700, Winfield Hill > <hill@rowland.harvard.edu> wrote: > >> Martin Riddle wrote... >>> >>> In Orcad Capture you can Highlite all of the schematic. >>> Then in word Create a new Object and Paste. work well, >>> have you tried that? Good old DDE. >> >> Hah! In Altium, tried ctrl-A to highlight everything, >> ctrl-C to copy to clipboard. In Word, ctrl-V to paste, >> whammo, there's my entire schematic. And its scalable. > > Is that a screen capture? That's what I'm doing now, and it doesn't > look very good. A screen capture should look *exactly* like the image you have on the screen. If not, it is because of what you are doing with it after the capture. JPG is not a good format for images containing text or lines. You can use an appropriate format such as PNG or BMP and you will end up with what you have captured with no loss of quality. -- Rick C
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| From | Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> |
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| Date | 2017-04-29 12:13 -0700 |
| Message-ID | <oe2oea$mjl$1@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #457979 |
On 4/29/2017 8:05 AM, John Larkin wrote: > On 29 Apr 2017 06:17:43 -0700, Winfield Hill > <hill@rowland.harvard.edu> wrote: > >> Martin Riddle wrote... >>> >>> In Orcad Capture you can Highlite all of the schematic. >>> Then in word Create a new Object and Paste. work well, >>> have you tried that? Good old DDE. >> >> Hah! In Altium, tried ctrl-A to highlight everything, >> ctrl-C to copy to clipboard. In Word, ctrl-V to paste, >> whammo, there's my entire schematic. And its scalable. > > Is that a screen capture? That's what I'm doing now, and it doesn't > look very good. Screen capture has already digitized (rasterized) the image. I.e., you'll never get any *better* quality (nor "precision") than what you see. Scaling up from there will either result in "The Jaggies" (TM Reg) *or* a disappointing attempt at an antialiased image. There can be somewhat acceptable results if you scale *down* (depending on what you are looking at). Note that PDF's (re)sample their imported content so you can get a variety of interactions. And, PDF's are only *container* formats; you can embed a TIFF, BMP, EPS, etc. "image" in a PDF and the user is none the wiser (indeed, you can even embed one "behind" the other as is commonly the case with OCR'd text "hiding" behind a TIFF image of a text page) You also have to be wary of how your document will eventually be *used*. E.g., rendering it to paper vs. viewing electronically. In the former case, the scaling that will be applied to the content AFTER you've released the document is pretty well constrained; A-size pages printed on A size paper (i.e., not scaled to fit E-size paper!) But, when distributed in electronic form (and viewed electronically), there is a greater chance that the content will be viewed at a higher level of magnification. So, letting the images be sampled at ~100dpi may turn out to produce crappy/jaggy images for those users who opt to view it "larger than 1:1". [The solution, of course, is to store the image at a higher resolution so the viewing software can nicely enlarge it without introducing visual artifacts. Of course, this increases the size of the document (which can be a problem if you have hundreds of images!] Spend an afternoon playing with various settings in your PDF writer, illustrator, etc. and examine the resulting "documents" at different levels of zoom, different viewing software, etc. so you understand the consequences of your document preparation strategy.
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| From | krw@notreal.com |
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| Date | 2017-04-28 23:10 -0400 |
| Message-ID | <qs08gcpg7mpvv4154fr1naae3efa6rpaet@4ax.com> |
| In reply to | #457880 |
On Fri, 28 Apr 2017 14:52:22 -0700, John Larkin <jjlarkin@highland_snip_technology.com> wrote: > >Screen captures to JPEG look awful. I use the M$ snipping tool to cut/paste to Paint, then print to PDF. >I have an option to print my schematic as a file in Microsoft XPS >format, but Word doesn't know what to do with that. Looks like the >only thing that can open an XPS file is the XPS viewer! Snip and paste directly into Word. > >I can output a nice PDF file, but Word really doesn't like that >either. > >So far, the best way is to print to our Sharp digital copier, then >feed the paper back in and scan as a JPEG. That's barbaric. > >Is there a good virtual printer utility that can make a quality JPEG >or TIFF file from a CAD program?
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| From | "Tim Williams" <tiwill@seventransistorlabs.com> |
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| Date | 2017-04-29 06:45 -0500 |
| Message-ID | <oe1u72$1or$1@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #457880 |
If you'd like, I could open the PADS file in Altium and save it in a number of vector formats. :^) Unfortunately, none of them are traditional vector graphics that Word will like, so a third conversion tool is still needed. Tim -- Seven Transistor Labs, LLC Electrical Engineering Consultation and Contract Design Website: http://seventransistorlabs.com "John Larkin" <jjlarkin@highland_snip_technology.com> wrote in message news:3fd7gclouqu8uek68ia0tn0s3obto8s2aj@4ax.com... > > Screen captures to JPEG look awful. > > I have an option to print my schematic as a file in Microsoft XPS > format, but Word doesn't know what to do with that. Looks like the > only thing that can open an XPS file is the XPS viewer! > > I can output a nice PDF file, but Word really doesn't like that > either. > > So far, the best way is to print to our Sharp digital copier, then > feed the paper back in and scan as a JPEG. That's barbaric. > > Is there a good virtual printer utility that can make a quality JPEG > or TIFF file from a CAD program? > > > > > -- > > John Larkin Highland Technology, Inc > picosecond timing precision measurement > > jlarkin att highlandtechnology dott com > http://www.highlandtechnology.com >
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