Printed PCB not matching (1 reply)
The ExpressPCB and ExpressSCH programs print 1 to 1 unless what is being printed is too large (with reasonable margins) to fit on the page. In this case, the printout is automatically scale the down to fit the paper size. The only way to print larger is output to a printer with a bigger paper size.
If you have a printer that can use larger page sizes, you can select the different paper bins in the "Print" dialog box.
When I print my pcb to our black and white laser printer, I notice when I place an IC over the trace holes that they don't exactly match up. This is a component I had made. The first pin to hole is good, but as I get farther away the error increases; he last pin is on the edge of it's hole, so the error is not real bad.
I tried this with a stock IC component from the components menu, and it shows the same error. When I printed the pcb, I did have enlarge to fit page unchecked.
I wonder if this is something I have to worry about when my pcb board is manufactured?