Paper image of circuit

[Nefarious]

I am very new here, i have been using this technology for less than a week. I have a circuit that I have built and wonder if there is a way to make a paper copy of what the PCB will be like so I can see if the symbols and footprints I have made are actually correct. It isn’t that I don’t trust the technology, I just would like to fin a way to inspect it before I spend money to get a board that isn’t correct.

Any help on this topic would be appreciated.

[paulvdh]

[tutorial] Test fitting Footprints

A small demo to show how I test fit footprints. It’s a combination of a few things to make it work perfectly. The first step is to print a PCB mirrored on a piece of Paper: PcbNew → File → Print → Options Mirror → Print. 2nd step: Take a needle and pre-punch all the mounting holes into the paper. (For the large holes I used a hole punch). 3rd step: Carefully put the connector into the sheet of paper. 4th step: Take a picture or scan the whole contraption with a flatbed scanner. This make…

[Drewman89521]

Print preview works great.