No problem, these things take ages to figure out with EAGLE the first time round. EAGLE isn't easy, but it is quick to use via the command line once you're used to it. So, if you do get round to creating a video showing the command line, I think it would help lots of other users.
Here is an example of a script that could be entered as command lines in EAGLE - this will generate a SO-8 SMD package.
(I auto-generate scripts using some simple program I wrote, but this just saves a bit of time - not essential).
This is just to help explain what some of the commands look like - if manually creating a SO-8, I would probably use the SMD
command shown in the example below for all the pads, and then maybe manually place the outline with the mouse.
Good to have Windows Calculator nearby when using the command line.
Code:
grid mm
grid 1
set wire_bend 2
layer tPlace
wire 0.127000 (-2.500000 -1.619000) (2.500000 -1.619000)
wire 0.127000 (2.500000 -1.619000) (2.500000 1.619000)
wire 0.127000 (2.500000 1.619000) (-2.500000 1.619000)
wire 0.127000 (-2.500000 1.619000) (-2.500000 -1.619000)
circle 0 (-2.000000 -1.119000) (-1.700000 -1.119000)
set size 1.27
layer tnames
text >NAME (-2.500000 -5.470000)
layer tvalues
text >VALUE (-2.500000 4.200000)
layer top
smd 0.762000 1.200000 '1' (-1.905000 -2.600000)
smd 0.762000 1.200000 '2' (-0.635000 -2.600000)
smd 0.762000 1.200000 '3' (0.635000 -2.600000)
smd 0.762000 1.200000 '4' (1.905000 -2.600000)
smd 0.762000 1.200000 '5' (1.905000 2.600000)
smd 0.762000 1.200000 '6' (0.635000 2.600000)
smd 0.762000 1.200000 '7' (-0.635000 2.600000)
smd 0.762000 1.200000 '8' (-1.905000 2.600000)