gEDA-user: stupid newbie question

[Peter Clifton]

On Mon, 2006-11-27 at 10:13 -0200, Giorgenes Gelatti wrote:
> I've checked the datasheet and the footprint and they seem to comply
> to each other. both have a 100 mil distance between the pins.
> 
> Could it be a printing problem?
> I'll try to send of photo later, showing the chip over the paper.
> 
> Thank you.

I've head that Xerox brand photocopiers all stretch the copy in a
particular direction, such that non-original documents can be detected
by the aspect ratio of the print.

I'd personally never buy / rent a Xerox copier (not that I have cause
to), thanks to this kind of stupid corporate DRM'esque tinkering.

I don't know if their printers also stretch slightly, but it would be
worth knowing what sort of printer you're using.

You can try placing a few vias or lines at known coordinates in PCB,
then printing and checking to see if the scale is 100%. I it isn't,
suspect the printer + driver (or options set in the printer driver). For
most accurate measurement, use a good distance between the measurement
points, say most of the page size you intend to print out on.

Regards,

Peter C