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Forum Index : Microcontroller and PC projects : sPlan jaggies
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Herry Senior Member  Joined: 31/05/2014 Location: AustraliaPosts: 261 |
I wonder if there are many users of sPlan here? I have tried to find an sPlan forum in English but have so far failed to do so. I have a particular problem in that circuit straight lines that I draw often sprout jaggies on the screen, and I cannot seem to eradicate them. When printing a circuit diagram from within sPlan, the jaggies disappear (so no doubt they are expected) but I want to use my circuit diagrams within papers and so have JPGs, which I would normally get by capturing the screen (but it still has the jaggies on). So either I need to find a way of definitely avoiding or removing the jaggies (preferable) or a way of printing to a jpg file from inside sPlan. Input is requested, even from other sPlan users (are there enough to try and start a forum?) that have found the same problem, so I know I'm not alone! Senior?! Whatever it says, I'm a complete and utter beginner... |
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Grogster Admin Group  Joined: 31/12/2012 Location: New ZealandPosts: 9610 |
I use sPlan. What do you actually mean by 'jaggies' - does not compute.....  Smoke makes things work. When the smoke gets out, it stops! |
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| Herry Senior Member Joined: 31/05/2014 Location: AustraliaPosts: 261 |
By jaggies, I mean that what should be a straight line (a connection) on the screen has kinks in it. Senior?! Whatever it says, I'm a complete and utter beginner... |
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palcal Guru  Joined: 12/10/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 1993 |
Probably like drawing a diagonal line, it becomes pixelated. I used to have the same problem with Circuit Wizard. Paul. "It is better to be ignorant and ask a stupid question than to be plain Stupid and not ask at all" |
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| Herry Senior Member Joined: 31/05/2014 Location: AustraliaPosts: 261 |
Yes, but how to solve it on sPlan? And do you know of a forum for sPlan? There must be thousands of users. Senior?! Whatever it says, I'm a complete and utter beginner... |
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TassyJim Guru Joined: 07/08/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 6283 |
If it is pixilated lines, try sticking to horizontal and vertical lines only. 45 degrees if needed are usually OK. The printer has a much higher resolution than a display so the effect is not noticed as much. Jim VK7JH MMedit |
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| Herry Senior Member Joined: 31/05/2014 Location: AustraliaPosts: 261 |
These *are* just horizontal and vertical, but they still seem to develop kinks and I can't straighten them! Senior?! Whatever it says, I'm a complete and utter beginner... |
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| Grogster Admin Group Joined: 31/12/2012 Location: New ZealandPosts: 9610 |
What version of sPlan? Be aware that there are updates available. Have you installed the latest updates from Abacom? You may well have, but I don't know, so I have to ask..... I am using sPlan 6, and the updates for sPlan(all versions) are available here: sPlan updates Note that the latest update is dated June 2016 for sPlan 7... I have found Abacom to be very prompt to any problems if you email them, so if you can replicate the error, and send them a screenshot, they will see what the problem is, and can probably issue a bug-fix. Out of interest, are you able to post a screenshot here so I can see the problem you are referring to? Smoke makes things work. When the smoke gets out, it stops! |
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| skylight Newbie  Joined: 10/01/2016 Location: United KingdomPosts: 23 |
I'm not familiar with splan but does it have a feature to turn on anti-aliasing? If so this will reduce the "jaggies" but at the cost of more cpu load. I notice on the website there is a viewer that views the files in full quality I wonder if that allows printing? |
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| Herry Senior Member Joined: 31/05/2014 Location: AustraliaPosts: 261 |
Hello all Thanks for the input. I had sPlan 7, and this morning downloaded the latest update (25/6/16). From memory I thought there was always a notification if an update needed to be loaded and I had previously complied. Anyway, I did it. Couldn't find anti-aliasing or the viewer. About to do a screen capture (using Snagit (excellent program)) when out of desperation, tried again to straighten a long earth line that had jaggies somewhere on it (developing in a new place if I fixed one) however much I tried to straighten them up. Deleted it and simply drew it again. Appeared to work. BTW I use CTRL arrow to nudge lines up and down. Senior?! Whatever it says, I'm a complete and utter beginner... |
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MicroBlocks Guru Joined: 12/05/2012 Location: ThailandPosts: 2209 |
Is there a GRID facility. Snapping to a grid makes drawing straight lines a lot easier. Microblocks. Build with logic. |
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| Herry Senior Member Joined: 31/05/2014 Location: AustraliaPosts: 261 |
Yes, I have that set on. I am now surmising that the problem may be when I extend partially drawn lines. Deleting and redrawing to the full length appears to fix it. Senior?! Whatever it says, I'm a complete and utter beginner... |
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| skylight Newbie Joined: 10/01/2016 Location: United KingdomPosts: 23 |
link to the viewer: Splan viewer |
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| Herry Senior Member Joined: 31/05/2014 Location: AustraliaPosts: 261 |
Thanks. That appears to be a very cut down version of sPlan, allowing a person to simply access sPlan files and not work on them. Senior?! Whatever it says, I'm a complete and utter beginner... |
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