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Int Art
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 21 Aug 2006 20:07 Re: If anybody need help in EAGLE, ask me in this POST ! |
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| mfacen wrote: |
I'm using version 4.16 but kept the discrete library because thats exactly what I use the most, I just want to add some devices to that library and use it as my standart library for proyects.
The problem is that when I do as you said the options Copy to Library and Add to Schematics are grayed out.
I spent hours trying to figure out. Thanks for your replies. |
you must have your discrete library previously open
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CMOS
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| 21 Aug 2006 20:52 Re: If anybody need help in EAGLE, ask me in this POST ! |
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| From the library explorer (Eagle's main window), just drag and drop the components from other libraries to your desired library file.
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mfacen
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| 22 Aug 2006 9:28 Re: If anybody need help in EAGLE, ask me in this POST ! |
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Ok I figured out, I can't belive I spent so many hours on this stupid thing, I never thought you had to drag the device from the tree view to the library manager. I have another question: it is possible to change the name of a device inside my library (For example from ELC 0.5 to just Electrolithic )
I want to thank the guys at CadSoft for making this great software available for hobbists.
Added after 5 minutes:
By the way there is another small issue: sometimes when I'm working on a board layout the editor wouldn't let me select any components and keeps just selecting the traces, so when I try to move a component the track moves instead. Once it hapens I can't anymore move components unless I hide the copper layer. Any ideas ?
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M!k
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| 22 Aug 2006 10:17 Re: If anybody need help in EAGLE, ask me in this POST ! |
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| mfacen wrote: |
| By the way there is another small issue: sometimes when I'm working on a board layout the editor wouldn't let me select any components and keeps just selecting the traces, so when I try to move a component the track moves instead. Once it hapens I can't anymore move components unless I hide the copper layer. Any ideas ? |
Make sure that the "Origins" layer is activated
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sheva
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| 22 Aug 2006 14:52 Re: If anybody need help in EAGLE, ask me in this POST ! |
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How can I design single layer boards with EagleCad. I donīt find any options for selecting the number of layers like in Orcad.
Thanks
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CMOS
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| 22 Aug 2006 21:47 Re: If anybody need help in EAGLE, ask me in this POST ! |
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| mfacen wrote: |
| By the way there is another small issue: sometimes when I'm working on a board layout the editor wouldn't let me select any components and keeps just selecting the traces, so when I try to move a component the track moves instead. Once it hapens I can't anymore move components unless I hide the copper layer. Any ideas ? |
If you are not able to select a single object out of may overlapped objects, just right-click on the board until the desired object is high-lighted. Now you can move it , delete it or do whatever you want with that object.
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iamprasanna
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| 02 Sep 2006 0:57 Re: If anybody need help in EAGLE, ask me in this POST ! |
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| I am a new Eagle user and I have no clue on how it works. I have generated a gerber file using ADS momentum and want to import the gerber file to the Eagle. Is there any way to do that??
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abp
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| 13 Sep 2006 2:00 Re: If anybody need help in EAGLE, ask me in this POST ! |
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| I need to convert PADS board to Eagle. I have the PADS files including the schematics. Do you know a conversion program? Thanks.
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PNlab
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| 15 Sep 2006 11:46 Re: If anybody need help in EAGLE, ask me in this POST ! |
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a tutorial for layer setup design rule in EAGLE
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ZackG
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| 04 Oct 2006 5:20 Re: If anybody need help in EAGLE, ask me in this POST ! |
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I notice that Eagle has painting problems on my machine. I frequently have to zoom out and in again in order to get the screen to redraw -- often shadows of parts will remain after moving them until I force the screen to redraw by zooming or pulling some other window (like my mail program) over and away.
Is this a common issue in Eagle, or just a compatibility issue on my machine?
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CMOS
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| 04 Oct 2006 17:23 Re: If anybody need help in EAGLE, ask me in this POST ! |
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| ZackG wrote: |
I notice that Eagle has painting problems on my machine. I frequently have to zoom out and in again in order to get the screen to redraw -- often shadows of parts will remain after moving them until I force the screen to redraw by zooming or pulling some other window (like my mail program) over and away.
Is this a common issue in Eagle, or just a compatibility issue on my machine? |
Never noticed that on my machine!! May be its has something to do with your system graphics .
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ravikrai
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| 04 Oct 2006 17:29 If anybody need help in EAGLE, ask me in this POST ! |
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| never heard. throw some light please
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ZackG
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| 05 Oct 2006 7:58 Re: If anybody need help in EAGLE, ask me in this POST ! |
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| Well, I may reproduce it and then post a picture of it if I can. But in any case I've got an answer -- it's probably a problem with my drivers or something unusual on my system since nobody else seems to get it. Thanks!
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M!k
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| 05 Oct 2006 16:45 Re: If anybody need help in EAGLE, ask me in this POST ! |
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At least with older versions of Eagle (e.g. 4.09) there's a known bug with display problems while moving objects or zooming, depending on machine and system. Cadsoft recommends to check the option "Always vector font" in the menu "Options/User Interface" to circumvent that bug. Works nice after spending hours trying to track down the problem 
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polkie
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| 07 Oct 2006 15:42 Re: If anybody need help in EAGLE, ask me in this POST ! |
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Heres a small tut that I used to generate gerbers.... used it to generate them for LPFK NC Machine.
It should also work for other manufacturing process, you just might have to change the .ext to what ever the manufacturer uses.
Hope it helps. It did me.
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cloud
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| 11 Oct 2006 5:59 Re: If anybody need help in EAGLE, ask me in this POST ! |
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Good day everyone!
I'm a newbie in using the EAGLE software. There's one thing i observed that everytime i change my schem to pcb lay-out, i usually manually place the components into the pcb dimensions. Do Eagle has an auto router that automatically place the components into board and arranged it properly? 
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CMOS
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| 11 Oct 2006 17:20 Re: If anybody need help in EAGLE, ask me in this POST ! |
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| cloud wrote: |
Good day everyone!
I'm a newbie in using the EAGLE software. There's one thing i observed that everytime i change my schem to pcb lay-out, i usually manually place the components into the pcb dimensions. Do Eagle has an auto router that automatically place the components into board and arranged it properly? |
What you are looking is "Auto-placer" not "Auto-router". Eagle does not include any in-built auto-place functionality. However there exists a USER LANGUAGE PROGRAM (ULP) to do it, but results are not very impressive. You may download and try it from ftp://ftp.cadsoft.de/eagle/userfiles/ulp/autoplace_v3.ulp
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cloud
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| 12 Oct 2006 5:28 Re: If anybody need help in EAGLE, ask me in this POST ! |
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Ah ok. I think that is what i really meant, an auto-placer. I thought auto-router function include the automatic placing of components.
Thanks a lot CMOS..
So does this mean we all have to manually place it right?
Is Eagle software really more easier to use compare to Orcad software?
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Ah ok. I think that is what i really meant, an auto-placer. I thought auto-router function include the automatic placing of components.
Thanks a lot CMOS..
So does this mean we all have to manually place it right?
Is Eagle software really more easier to use compare to Orcad software?
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CMOS
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| 12 Oct 2006 16:50 Re: If anybody need help in EAGLE, ask me in this POST ! |
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Yes with manual placement you'll achieve best results.
And ofcourse Eagle is lot more easier than any other PCB software.
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cloud
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| 13 Oct 2006 0:23 Re: If anybody need help in EAGLE, ask me in this POST ! |
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| Is Eagle 4.03 the latest version? Because that's what i'm using right now or there already exist another updated version.
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Int Art
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| 13 Oct 2006 3:01 Re: If anybody need help in EAGLE, ask me in this POST ! |
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| cloud wrote: |
| Is Eagle 4.03 the latest version? Because that's what i'm using right now or there already exist another updated version. |
http://www.cadsoft.de/
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CMOS
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| 13 Oct 2006 6:24 Re: If anybody need help in EAGLE, ask me in this POST ! |
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| cloud wrote: |
| Is Eagle 4.03 the latest version? Because that's what i'm using right now or there already exist another updated version. |
The latest is 4.16r1. You can download your free limited copy from www.cadsoftusa.com
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ZackG
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| 13 Oct 2006 8:19 Re: If anybody need help in EAGLE, ask me in this POST ! |
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| M!k wrote: |
| At least with older versions of Eagle (e.g. 4.09) there's a known bug with display problems while moving objects or zooming, depending on machine and system. Cadsoft recommends to check the option "Always vector font" in the menu "Options/User Interface" to circumvent that bug. Works nice after spending hours trying to track down the problem |
I'm using 4.16r1, which is the newest, I think. However, using the vector font did fix my schematic module. In the board layout I still have to tapdance the F2 key constantly because wires are not dynamically redrawn. I did suspect this was the same issue, but since one is fixed and the other not, then I suppose it is really a separate issue.
Once you get the hang of the F2 key, though, you rapidly become oblivious to the fact that the screen doesn't repaint itself until you tell it to.
Thanks for the tip on the vector font. That was useful!
Zack
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sam145
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| 14 Oct 2006 10:02 If anybody need help in EAGLE, ask me in this POST ! |
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we can manufacture Eagle format pcb file pcb prototype.
manufacture low cost, high quality PCB prototypes in China.
http://www.n jpcb.com
if you send pcb file to us,we will quote as soon.
mail: sales(at)n j pcb.com or nj pcb @ vip. 1 63.com
hope cooperate with engineer.
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cloud
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| 17 Oct 2006 19:48 Re: If anybody need help in EAGLE, ask me in this POST ! |
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 Does anyone knows how to convert *.brd file to *.pdf (acrobat reader) file? Or convert image from *.bmp (bitmap of PAINT) to *.pdf file with more or less same ratio.
I don't have printer  so this is quite important to me so that i can print the file anywhere.
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M!k
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| 18 Oct 2006 0:26 Re: If anybody need help in EAGLE, ask me in this POST ! |
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| If you have Acrobat (full, not the reader) installed, you can just print the board to a pdf file (choose printer: Adobe PDF Converter). The same works for your bmp.
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cloud
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| 18 Oct 2006 16:00 Re: If anybody need help in EAGLE, ask me in this POST ! |
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Hello Mik.
Do you have a link for the full version? Is it free?
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CMOS
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| 18 Oct 2006 18:41 Re: If anybody need help in EAGLE, ask me in this POST ! |
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| cloud wrote: |
Hello Mik.
Do you have a link for the full version? Is it free? |
No its not free. But you can use alternate method to convert Eagle Schematic/PCB to PDF.
You can use CAM Processor in either of them, then select PS (PostScript) as output format. Select the layers you want in output. Then click Process Job. This will create a PostScript File. Now you can use free converters like GhostScript (http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/) to convert PS to PDF.
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cloud
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| 18 Oct 2006 21:44 Re: If anybody need help in EAGLE, ask me in this POST ! |
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Thanks CMOS for the tip and the link.
This will help me a lot.
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ZackG
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| 27 Oct 2006 6:42 Ignore floating pins in Eagle |
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| cloud wrote: |
Does anyone knows how to convert *.brd file to *.pdf (acrobat reader) file? Or convert image from *.bmp (bitmap of PAINT) to *.pdf file with more or less same ratio.
I don't have printer so this is quite important to me so that i can print the file anywhere. |
I use PDF 995 (http://www.pdf995.com/). It installs as a printer driver. Then you can print anything from any program but select pdf995 instead of your officejet or whatever you have. It has annoying popups, but it saves you the cost of the pro version of Adobe.
Zack
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I have some pins on an IC that are N/C. I want to leave them floating, and I don't want to see an ERC error on them. Is there a N/C symbol I can connect the pins to or something so that Eagle knows I want to leave them floating?
Thanks,
Zack
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