pdf to cadsoft eagle layer

i have a pcb trackside layout as a pdf file

i want to mod it

is it possible to convert this pdf file into a cadsoft eagle layer

i am sure someone must ve done this because - i am sure - no
self-respecting hobbyist ever uses anything as is where is

may be like harley - u just customize it

thx

 

[Hal Murray]

In article <1161979160.492260.208560@e3g2000cwe.googlegroups.com>,
jnk101@gmail.com writes:

i have a pcb trackside layout as a pdf file

i want to mod it

is it possible to convert this pdf file into a cadsoft eagle layer

i am sure someone must ve done this because - i am sure - no
self-respecting hobbyist ever uses anything as is where is

I haven't done it, but it might not be too hard. I'd start
with converting the pdf to postscript, then edit that to
remove all the wrappers leaving just the line drawing commands.
Then write a script to turn that into an Eagle script.

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[Robert Roland]

On 27 Oct 2006 12:59:20 -0700, jnk101@gmail.com wrote:

is it possible to convert this pdf file into a cadsoft eagle layer

Eagle contains a ULP for importing a BMP bitmap. It is called
"import-bmp.ulp".

Getting the PDF to BMP could be done with a simple screenshot, but you
may have to fiddle with the scaling to get the size right.

I'm sure there are better ways to convert from PDF to BMP.
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[JeffM]

Robert Roland wrote:

Eagle contains a ULP for importing a BMP bitmap.
It is called "import-bmp.ulp".

Useful.

Getting the PDF to BMP could be done with a simple screenshot,

Yuck.

but you may have to fiddle with the scaling to get the size right.

Y'think?

I'm sure there are better ways to convert from PDF to BMP.

http://www.google.com/search?q=giyf

http://www.google.com/search?q=pdf2bmp+tinaja

 

On 27 Oct 2006 12:59:20 -0700, jnk101@gmail.com wrote:

i have a pcb trackside layout as a pdf file

i want to mod it

is it possible to convert this pdf file into a cadsoft eagle layer

i am sure someone must ve done this because - i am sure - no
self-respecting hobbyist ever uses anything as is where is

may be like harley - u just customize it

thx

Is Eagle able to import dxf?
If yes then first convert the pdf to dxf, there are a number of
programs for this and then import it to eagle.