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cadsoft_eagle [2008/11/25 18:25]
nebula Promoted "Libraries" headline
cadsoft_eagle [2016/06/05 13:06]
psykhaze [External Links]
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 ====== CADSoft Eagle PCB Layout Editor ====== ====== CADSoft Eagle PCB Layout Editor ======
  
-[[http://​www.cadsoft.de/​|CADSoft]] Eagle is a Windows application for doing schematics and PCB layouts. It is widely used in the DIY community due to a freely available version which allows you to design small boards with certain limitations. 
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-===== Installation ===== 
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-===== Usage ===== 
  
 There are some great usage tips on the [[http://​www.midibox.org/​forum/​index.php?​topic=9920.0|Eagle]] forum thread, as well as elsewhere on the forum. If you find some useful information please copy it into this document. There are some great usage tips on the [[http://​www.midibox.org/​forum/​index.php?​topic=9920.0|Eagle]] forum thread, as well as elsewhere on the forum. If you find some useful information please copy it into this document.
  
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-==== Print an image suitable for toner-transfer resist ==== 
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-Open the .brd file in Eagle 
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-Under the "​view"​ menu choose "​Display/​Hide Layers..."​ 
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-Click the layer numbers on the left. Find the layers you want to print. ​ Click "​OK"​. 
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-Click in the command line (above the image area" and enter the command RATSNEST to show the ground plane. 
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-Under the file menu, choose "​Export",​ then choose "​Picture"​. 
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-Select an appropriate DPI (300+), click "​monochrome",​ click "​browse"​ to name your image file. 
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-Eagle will generate a .png file suitable for printing from an image editor. 
  
 Maybe there'​s an easier way? Maybe there'​s an easier way?
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   * {{eagle_smashtv_encoder_w_switch.zip|SmashTV Encoder with Switch}}   * {{eagle_smashtv_encoder_w_switch.zip|SmashTV Encoder with Switch}}
  
 +  * [[eagle_midibox_library]]
  
 ===== External Links ===== ===== External Links =====
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-[[http://​www.cadsoft.de]] 
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-[[http://​www.instructables.com/​id/​How-to-make-a-custom-library-part-in-Eagle-CAD-too/​]] 
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-[[http://​www.gearslutz.com/​board/​geekslutz-forum/​147041-eagle-cad-libraries.html]] 
  
  
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