From 60de56f3a08c852958bfecce065e3d71bce16090 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: finnglink <52720442+finnglink@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2024 16:00:22 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Off-center hole fix (#10) * Update help.html Added fix for off-center drill holes * Update help.html Fixed spacing --- web/help.html | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) diff --git a/web/help.html b/web/help.html index 60b9185..4974ef9 100644 --- a/web/help.html +++ b/web/help.html @@ -25,6 +25,9 @@

Page settings

You might be wondering why that specific DPI? Well, 2540 DPI happens to be 1000 dots per mm, which helpfully avoids rounding issues when exporting the design from Affinity and when converting the outline and drills. You can use other DPIs by changing the DPI setting in Gingerbread once your design is loaded.

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On very slim designs, you might be experiencing issues where the drill holes on either the Drills or Edge.Cuts layers become off-centered from their + intended placement. In that case it'll help to extend the canvas size inside Affinity to be square. Make sure to select "Anchor on page" to preserve your designs aspect ratio. +

Creating an outline

The outline should be drawn on a layer named Edge.Cuts in Affinity. Gingerbread handles this layer in a specific way to make sure that there is a 1-to-1 match