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 +====== CADSoft Eagle PCB Layout Editor ======
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 +[[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 =====
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 +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.
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 +Maybe there'​s an easier way?
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 +===== Libraries =====
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 +  * {{eagle_smashtv_encoder_w_switch.zip|SmashTV Encoder with Switch}}
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 +
 +===== 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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