Print without values

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hi there!

Version info: Application: kicad
Version: 5.0.0-fee4fd1~66~ubuntu16.04.1, release build
Libraries:
wxWidgets 3.0.2
libcurl/7.47.0 OpenSSL/1.0.2g zlib/1.2.8 libidn/1.32 librtmp/2.3
Platform: Linux 4.15.0-23-generic x86_64, 64 bit, Little endian, wxGTK
Build Info:
wxWidgets: 3.0.2 (wchar_t,wx containers,compatible with 2.8) GTK+ 2.24
Boost: 1.58.0
OpenCASCADE Community Edition: 6.8.0
Curl: 7.47.0
Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 with C++ ABI 1009

Build settings:
USE_WX_GRAPHICS_CONTEXT=OFF
USE_WX_OVERLAY=OFF
KICAD_SCRIPTING=ON
KICAD_SCRIPTING_MODULES=ON
KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON=OFF
KICAD_SCRIPTING_ACTION_MENU=ON
BUILD_GITHUB_PLUGIN=ON
KICAD_USE_OCE=ON
KICAD_USE_OCC=OFF
KICAD_SPICE=ON

when I print from PCBNew with print function, I get the component values all the time, don’t see any option to have or not have them printed, is this a bug?

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I just checked. I’m using Linux. In print preview I only get the values if I choose F.Fab layer.

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yes, I was using F.Fab, to have the outline of the component body (this print is to see if the components fits in the footprint), but why are the values linked to the F.Fab?

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You may want to use “Plot” for this.

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To see if the component fits you have to know what component, no? That’s what the value is…

(Hermit is also correct: you’ll get much more control with Plot than with Print.)

6

yes, can be done with Plot but one needs to print to Pdf, then print, you know one more step, laziness…

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And plot prints per layer not really good for checking footprint sizes. (one would need pads plus fab outline overlaid on top of each other)

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paste is close to pads, this is not a software issue :slight_smile:

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Not sure what you mean by that.

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the copper layer is not the best to check if the footprint has a correct size, because any other information can be difficult to see if you don’t have a color printer (like me), but the paste layer is close enough, you can see the place for the pads and the info in f.fab

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