I agree with George. The lines are annoying especially if you have to move the image. RATA can work as a base, but I would avoid using RATA's lined graphics in the actual database database. ____________________________________________________ oscar miguelino | lead pcb engineer | *OQO*, inc. 583 shotwell street | san francisco, ca 94110 *(this message constitutes confidential information proprietary to OQO, Inc.)* On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 9:15 AM, <george.h.patrick@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Mike: > > The RATA program Mike F. is talking about *will* convert a .bmp to a .plt > file, but the results can be... disappointing. Be prepared to do a bit > of work once you have it imported. > > Here is an example of such an import after massaging it: > > > All the lines tend to blend together during the etch process, but it looks > a bit ugly when looking at it on the screen :) > > -- > George Patrick > *Tektronix, Inc.* > Central Engineering, EDS Applications Support > P.O. Box 500, M/S 39-512 > Beaverton, OR 97077-0001 > Å 503-627-5272 (voice) Æ 503-627-5587 (fax) > http://www.tektronix.com http://www.pcb-designer.com *"Off-Grid and > Proud of it!"* > > -----Original Message ----- > > I seem to remember that somewhere there was a way to convert a bmp file > into something that Allegro could read in, and use on a board. Does anyone > have an idea how this is accomplished? > > thanks, > Mike Gnieski > EMC2 Corp. >