PDF Schematic Print (Portable Document Format)
Exports the schematic to the most common exchange format. Suitable for printing.
This is the main format to document your schematic.
This output is what you get from the ‘File/Plot’ menu in eeschema.
Supports the image replacement using the prefix indicated by the sch_image_prefix global variable
Note
If you use custom fonts and/or colors please consult the resources_dir global variable.
Type: pdf_sch_print
Category: Schematic/docs
Parameters:
comment : [string] (default:
'') A comment for documentation purposes. It helps to identify the output.dir : [string] (default:
'./') Output directory for the generated files. If it starts with + the rest is concatenated to the default dir.name : [string] (default:
'') Used to identify this particular output definition. Avoid using _ as first character. These names are reserved for KiBot.options : [PDF_SCH_PrintOptions parameters] [dict] (default: empty dict, default values used) Options for the pdf_sch_print output.
type : ‘pdf_sch_print’
category: [string | list(string)] (default:'') [comma separated] The category for this output. If not specified an internally defined category is used.
Categories looks like file system paths, i.e. PCB/fabrication/gerber.
Using ‘.’ or ‘./’ as a category puts the file at the root.
The categories are currently used for navigate_results and navigate_results_rb.disable_run_by_default: [string | boolean] (default:'') Use it to disable the run_by_default status of other output. Useful when this output extends another and you don’t want to generate the original.
Use the boolean true value to disable the output you are extending.extends: [string] (default:'') Copy the options section from the indicated output. Used to inherit options from another output of the same type.groups: [string | list(string)] (default:'') One or more groups to add this output. In order to catch typos we recommend to add outputs only to existing groups. You can create an empty group if needed.output_id: [string] (default:'') Text to use for the %I expansion content. To differentiate variations of this output.priority: [number] (default:50) (range: 0 to 100) Priority for this output. High priority outputs are created first. Internally we use 10 for low priority, 90 for high priority and 50 for most outputs.run_by_default: [boolean] (default:true) When enabled this output will be created when no specific outputs are requested.