Ray Kholodovsky - req: need a way to be able to...

req: need a way to be able to read the reference designator in PCB , I realize I am currently using silkscreen and it is placed in a hole in the PCB and would not ultimately get rendered, however I need it for virtual viewing here.
I'm sure someone else will complain about that, so that's where the ability to turn silkscreen display off, or adjust opacity of each element, would come into play. for now, please move top silk to be over the other elements
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Seve
Seve•2mo ago
i wonder if using pcbnotetext would be more ergonomic if the silkscreen is never actually being created- i haven't tested this
Ray Kholodovsky
Ray KholodovskyOP•2mo ago
works for now!
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Ray Kholodovsky
Ray KholodovskyOP•2mo ago
however, removes any text rendering from 3d view, which we discussed needing before
Seve
Seve•2mo ago
yep yea i just bountied that issue- but can tackle shortly if nobody jumps on it
Ray Kholodovsky
Ray KholodovskyOP•2mo ago
also notice that all the texts are slightly off center - they are all defined as
pcbX={0} pcbY={0} relative to their footprint/ chip so I would love for them to actually be centered on the footprint, relative to their own horizontal and vertical center, etc...
Seve
Seve•2mo ago
yea that's correct
Ray Kholodovsky
Ray KholodovskyOP•2mo ago
sorry, as in, I am correct, or the current behaviour is already correct?
Seve
Seve•2mo ago
you're correct, they're offset incorrectly!
Ray Kholodovsky
Ray KholodovskyOP•2mo ago
thank you for clarifying 🙂

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