wiring diagram

On 8/31/2010 4:20 PM, Ryan B wrote:

Hello all,

>

Has anyone been able to get Eagle to work for wiring diagrams. When I

try and create some schematic only components (wire housings, ferrules,

etc..) I get error messages that there is no PCB footprint. OF COARSE,

this is for the wiring I plan to associated with the board I have created.

>

We are getting to crunch time and I need to get this moving. Maybe I

just need to have the SolidWorks team work on this for me.

>

Thanks

Ryan

Hell all,

I seem to have a way around this, I am making all the pins on the supply

direction.  While this allows for a symbol without a package to be used

it does connect all nets together; although since the drawing will not

be a PCB this is not an issue.  These cable drawings will be for ref.

only and then used to translate into manufacturing drawings in a cad

system.

For those of us here that will be trouble shooting and repair the cable

diagrams made in Eagle will serve as a pin-pin reference.

Thanks

On 9/3/2010 9:19 AM, Ryan B wrote:

On 8/31/2010 4:20 PM, Ryan B wrote:

>> Hello all,

>>

>> Has anyone been able to get Eagle to work for wiring diagrams. When I

>> try and create some schematic only components (wire housings, ferrules,

>> etc..) I get error messages that there is no PCB footprint. OF COARSE,

>> this is for the wiring I plan to associated with the board I have

>> created.

>>

>> We are getting to crunch time and I need to get this moving. Maybe I

>> just need to have the SolidWorks team work on this for me.

>>

>> Thanks

>> Ryan

Hell all,

>

I seem to have a way around this, I am making all the pins on the supply

direction. While this allows for a symbol without a package to be used

it does connect all nets together; although since the drawing will not

be a PCB this is not an issue. These cable drawings will be for ref.

only and then used to translate into manufacturing drawings in a cad

system.

>

For those of us here that will be trouble shooting and repair the cable

diagrams made in Eagle will serve as a pin-pin reference.

>

Thanks

Hello all,

After some playing around last week I have decided to go ahead and

create generic packages for the cable connectors (just a group of pads

close to the layout of the terminations inside the connectors).  This

way I am able to define separate nets on the schematic and label them.

I am using the net name and labeling to denote the conductor color of

each connection.

Thank you for all the input.

On 9/7/2010 5:10 AM, Ryan B wrote:

On 9/3/2010 9:19 AM, Ryan B wrote:

>> On 8/31/2010 4:20 PM, Ryan B wrote:

>>> Hello all,

>>>

>>> Has anyone been able to get Eagle to work for wiring diagrams. When I

>>> try and create some schematic only components (wire housings, ferrules,

>>> etc..) I get error messages that there is no PCB footprint. OF COARSE,

>>> this is for the wiring I plan to associated with the board I have

>>> created.

>>>

>>> We are getting to crunch time and I need to get this moving. Maybe I

>>> just need to have the SolidWorks team work on this for me.

>>>

>>> Thanks

>>> Ryan

>> Hell all,

>>

>> I seem to have a way around this, I am making all the pins on the supply

>> direction. While this allows for a symbol without a package to be used

>> it does connect all nets together; although since the drawing will not

>> be a PCB this is not an issue. These cable drawings will be for ref.

>> only and then used to translate into manufacturing drawings in a cad

>> system.

>>

>> For those of us here that will be trouble shooting and repair the cable

>> diagrams made in Eagle will serve as a pin-pin reference.

>>

>> Thanks

Hello all,

>

After some playing around last week I have decided to go ahead and

create generic packages for the cable connectors (just a group of pads

close to the layout of the terminations inside the connectors). This way

I am able to define separate nets on the schematic and label them. I am

using the net name and labeling to denote the conductor color of each

connection.

>

Thank you for all the input.

>

yup, i've got quite a few "dummy" packages, but they are annoying when

they show up in your board view.

On 9/7/2010 5:10 AM, Ryan B wrote:

On 9/3/2010 9:19 AM, Ryan B wrote:

>> On 8/31/2010 4:20 PM, Ryan B wrote:

>>> Hello all,

>>>

>>> Has anyone been able to get Eagle to work for wiring diagrams. When I

>>> try and create some schematic only components (wire housings, ferrules,

>>> etc..) I get error messages that there is no PCB footprint. OF COARSE,

>>> this is for the wiring I plan to associated with the board I have

>>> created.

>>>

>>> We are getting to crunch time and I need to get this moving. Maybe I

>>> just need to have the SolidWorks team work on this for me.

>>>

>>> Thanks

>>> Ryan

>> Hell all,

>>

>> I seem to have a way around this, I am making all the pins on the supply

>> direction. While this allows for a symbol without a package to be used

>> it does connect all nets together; although since the drawing will not

>> be a PCB this is not an issue. These cable drawings will be for ref.

>> only and then used to translate into manufacturing drawings in a cad

>> system.

>>

>> For those of us here that will be trouble shooting and repair the cable

>> diagrams made in Eagle will serve as a pin-pin reference.

>>

>> Thanks

Hello all,

>

After some playing around last week I have decided to go ahead and

create generic packages for the cable connectors (just a group of pads

close to the layout of the terminations inside the connectors). This way

I am able to define separate nets on the schematic and label them. I am

using the net name and labeling to denote the conductor color of each

connection.

>

Thank you for all the input.

>

yup, i've got quite a few "dummy" packages, but they are annoying when

they show up in your board view.