At 09:29 4/02/99 GMT, you wrote:
>On Thu, 4 Feb 1999 08:42:28 +0000, you wrote:
>
>>>I think this would be a great idea as well !!  The only question I have,
>>>and maybe someone out there can answer this, is, what program can be
>>>used to generate schematic or board layout drawings in GIF format for
>>>inclusion in a document ??  This has been on my mind for some time now
>>>and haven't had much success in locating a cad program that will save in
>>>'GIF' format or even export a file in 'GIF' format.  Hope someone out
>>>there has a solution.
>>
>>CadSoft's Eagle can process CAM jobs directly to TIFF files, which can
>>be easily converted to GIF.
>If you can get it all onscreen, use a screen-capture utility like the
>one in paint shop pro to save a GIF of the required part of the screen
>image.

Yep, that works well and is what I have done twice today and I think its
worth considering. Paint shop Pro is a fantastic, versatile program and will
convert to and from many different formats.

You don't need a screen capture utility, just hit print screen and the screen
is copied to the clip board. You can then paste it into a new image via
PSP and edit it to your hearts content.

Another way is to plot to file in hpgl and import it.  This is handy for
larger files.

Jim

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Jim Robertson
Email: newfound@pipeline.com.au
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