Davebullock
Newbie to Printing
- Joined
- Aug 12, 2019
- Messages
- 7
- Reaction score
- 12
- Points
- 9
- Location
- Nottingham
- Printer Model
- Canon MG5250
Hi,
I use my MG5250 to print artwork for the manufacture of printed circuit boards.
Clearly the scale of the printout is very critical.
I normally print test prints to make sure everything looks correct by selecting:- STANDARD print quality , plain paper. and hit OK
The prints come out the correct size and the components fit.
However
When I now wish to print the artwork on my expensive gel coated acetate (ready to contact UV expose the pcb) I find that the print size has changed very slightly, meaning the components DONT fit!
I am sure this has happened recently as I have made dozens of pcb's using this printer in the past with no size issues.
So what has changed, and how do I correct the issue.
Is there a separate size/scale setting for standard and photo quality printing?
In my CAD package I can re-scale the print by multiplying the output by 0.995 but it's a pain.
This is how small the difference is, but trying to get a 40 pin IC in a board that has even this small error is impossible.
What has changed in my printer.
Please help
Thanks
Dave
I use my MG5250 to print artwork for the manufacture of printed circuit boards.
Clearly the scale of the printout is very critical.
I normally print test prints to make sure everything looks correct by selecting:- STANDARD print quality , plain paper. and hit OK
The prints come out the correct size and the components fit.
However
When I now wish to print the artwork on my expensive gel coated acetate (ready to contact UV expose the pcb) I find that the print size has changed very slightly, meaning the components DONT fit!
I am sure this has happened recently as I have made dozens of pcb's using this printer in the past with no size issues.
So what has changed, and how do I correct the issue.
Is there a separate size/scale setting for standard and photo quality printing?
In my CAD package I can re-scale the print by multiplying the output by 0.995 but it's a pain.
This is how small the difference is, but trying to get a 40 pin IC in a board that has even this small error is impossible.
What has changed in my printer.
Please help
Thanks
Dave