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From: JosephKK on 22 Jan 2010 17:40
On Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:34:38 -0700, D Yuniskis <not.going.to.be(a)seen.com> wrote:

>Hi Nico,
>
>Nico Coesel wrote:
>> D Yuniskis <not.going.to.be(a)seen.com> wrote:
>>> Of course, this is *highly* subjective -- but, I'd enjoy hearing
>>> folks' "conventions" used when preparing schematics (that *others*
>>> will consume -- how you scribble for your own purposes isn't
>>> important as it depends a lot on what *you* want out of the
>>> drawing).
>>>
>>> E.g., I *tend* to prefer landscape orientation -- though I
>>> drew a B size "portrait" this morning in lieu of a C size
>>> landscape.
>>
>> That depends on your printer. On a shitty printer A4/letter size may
>> be the maximum for a readable diagram while a good printer will allow
>> for much more on one page.
>
>I think, nowadays, its relatively easy to get 300 dpi. 600 dpi
>will quickly replace that. I never need to turn on 1200 dpi to
>get a quality drawing -- even on A size paper.
>
>Inkjet printers are probably *not* a good idea for schematics
>as they tend to have larger dot sizes. IMO, inkjet only makes
>sense for really low power and/or "color" (neither of which
>seem to be necessary -- IMO -- for producing schematics).
>
>I think pen plotters were in the 0.3mm region for line widths
>(rapidograph tip). If so, figure ~100 per inch (ignoring ink
>bleed). So, every three inches of plotter dimension corresponds
>to an inch of 300dpi printer dimension. I.e., an A size sheet
>has (roughly?) the same amount of "detail" as a C size sheet on
>the plotter. B size print would equate to a D size plot?
>
>I'll have to drag out a plotter and see.
>
>(or, has my mental arithmetic slipped a gear somewhere along
>this process?)

I think the hiccup is that printing single pixel width lines
does not work. I'll bet that at 300 dpi the finest useful to
print line is at least 5 pixels wide.
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