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display color settings to distinguish net names and part names

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For the past 10 years I've done schematics in Orcad. I am just starting to

learn the EAGLE program with the freeware version, 5.10 for Windows.

 

By default, I see that all name labels are grey. I see that the "display"

tool allows different color settings, and I can for example set "names" to

red.

 

Is it possible to have the net names show up in a different color than the

part names? Not a big issue I suppose, but just what I'm used to- I think it

helps identify things on crowded schematics.  For example, can I get

something that looks like this circuit fragment, out of Eagle?

 

http://picasaweb.google.com/bealevideo/Schematics?feat=directlink#slideshow/5528352137937977282

 

 

 

  • On 10/15/2010 12:12 PM, John Beale wrote:

    For the past 10 years I've done schematics in Orcad. I am just starting to

    learn the EAGLE program with the freeware version, 5.10 for Windows.

     

    By default, I see that all name labels are grey. I see that the "display"

    tool allows different color settings, and I can for example set "names" to

    red.

     

    Is it possible to have the net names show up in a different color than the

    part names? Not a big issue I suppose, but just what I'm used to- I think it

    helps identify things on crowded schematics.  For example, can I get

    something that looks like this circuit fragment, out of Eagle?

     

    http://picasaweb.google.com/bealevideo/Schematics?feat=directlink#slideshow/5528352137937977282

     

    >

    I think having a separate net names layer that can be colored or turned

    on/off is a good idea. I like to make my text layers in pastel shades so

    they don't confuse the overall schematic, emphasizing the circuit and

    making it easy to write over them in pencil as I change.

     

    I use red for net names, blue for pin numbers, green for comments, etc.

    Can't do that currently in EAGLE since net names and part names are

    trapped in the same layer.