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Title: Silk Screen not showing up in Eagle3D
Post by: airman00 on November 23, 2008, 08:50:37 AM
For some reason the silk screen isn't coming up when I do a 3D cad of the Roboduino .Can anyone help me out with this one? Is there some option to set or something?

I get only this
(http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj202/erobot/Misc%20Documentation/roboduino_v1_011.jpg)
Title: Re: Silk Screen not showing up in Eagle3D
Post by: MaltiK on November 23, 2008, 05:39:03 PM
Did you try going to
 View->Display/Hide Layers->Highlight all of the layers with the "t" in front of it->Press Ok
Title: Re: Silk Screen not showing up in Eagle3D
Post by: Admin on November 23, 2008, 08:56:05 PM
There is a bug in Eagle3D where the silk screen doesn't show correctly, meaning its shifted from where it actually is.

Also, I noticed you used the smaller USB adapter. Since you have a budget board, I recommend using the larger USB connector and cable - you can reduce your cost by like $2/board. I still debate whether I should have done that for my Axon . . . lower price or smaller/lighter board . . . a tough decision.
Title: Re: Silk Screen not showing up in Eagle3D
Post by: Razor Concepts on November 23, 2008, 09:02:44 PM
For something like the Axon an extra $2 for a smaller connector would be worth it to me.
Title: Re: Silk Screen not showing up in Eagle3D
Post by: airman00 on November 23, 2008, 09:37:53 PM
Quote from: Admin on November 23, 2008, 08:56:05 PM
There is a bug in Eagle3D where the silk screen doesn't show correctly, meaning its shifted from where it actually is.
How can I fix this?

Yea the newer design uses the big USB connector . The first batch of Roboduinos use the big connectors. Definitely cheaper to go with big than miniUSB
Title: Re: Silk Screen not showing up in Eagle3D
Post by: Admin on November 23, 2008, 09:57:39 PM
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How can I fix this?
no idea . . . if it's fine on the prototypes you make, that should be good enough . . .
Title: Re: Silk Screen not showing up in Eagle3D
Post by: airman00 on November 23, 2008, 10:24:46 PM
Quote from: Admin on November 23, 2008, 09:57:39 PM
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How can I fix this?
no idea . . . if it's fine on the prototypes you make, that should be good enough . . .
its fine on the prototypes , just I want a nice 3D cad of it
Did you have any trouble with silkscreens when you made your 3D http://www.societyofrobots.com/axon/images/axon3D.jpg ?
Title: Re: Silk Screen not showing up in Eagle3D
Post by: Admin on November 23, 2008, 10:37:35 PM
yeap I had problems in two spots. look at the very bottom left of that image, where it has the Axon picture with the neuron. The line drawn from the A to the neuron is messed up in Eagle3D, but fine on the actual board.

The other problem was the societyofrobots.com url under the capacitor - Eagle3D wouldn't place it properly and resizes it too.

Eagle 3D also messed up the capacitor size but I was too lazy to figure out why and tweak it.