Kicad: how do you do to put the hole in the middle of the pad ?

[frank_p]

I've tried my hand at the Kicad PCB softaware and there don't seems to be a way to remove the toner from the drill contour of the pad before sending the layout to the printer.  I've read somewhere on the net that there was an old version of Excelcam that was able to convert the Gerber file to .dxf (so as to modify the layout in Autocad).  Anybody have an insight on how I could create these "drilling" holes.

Thanks
H.F.P.

[Fender3D]

you do not need Gerber files when printing with... printer.
In KiCAD simply select "print" instead of "plot" then "Accurate scale 1", deselect "Print sheet ref".
If you will Press'n'peel or iron with magazine paper you do not need "mirror" either.
I use "pen width min" = 0,0006, "color print" Black and that's it

[frank_p]

you do not need Gerber files when printing with... printer.
In KiCAD simply select "print" instead of "plot" then "Accurate scale 1", deselect "Print sheet ref".
If you will Press'n'peel or iron with magazine paper you do not need "mirror" either.
I use "pen width min" = 0,0006, "color print" Black and that's it

Thanks for the quick response.  It worked ! I should have asked before, I was on this since a while.
Thanks Fender.

P.S.: did you try to export to pdf ?  Had any problems ?

HFP

[Fender3D]

I use CutePDF 1.1 to export (print) pdfs with the above sequence, it's an older release I've been using since W2000 and it works on my Vista64 too  
thought I export pdfs only when posting schematics or layouts on forii

[frank_p]

OK, thanks for the tips, I'll continue to play with Kicad, I am just beginning.  I don't know if you've seen but all the libraries have been converted to Kicad, so there is plenty of footprints now !

[Fender3D]

Thanks for the highlight, I usually hate CAD libraries, 'cause I have to browse all items just to find the component I need each time   just because I'll never learn what R3 or HE10-10 is like
and I never found a BBD or potentiometer drawn the way it should (or drawn at all   )
I tend designing my own so I can name what I want the way I like  
I'll have a look

[frank_p]

There you are:
http://library.oshec.org/
Thanks again !

[edvard]

Thanks!
You've all given me reason to try Kicad again...

Eagle has been more than adequate so far, but I'm always looking for yet another thing to try out.
My first foray into Kicad was a fairly pleasant experience, but the resulting pcb design was less than sad, and the lack of drill holes was only the beginning.
Now that I know how to make holes and some tips on printing, I gotta try again...