Draw block diagrams with Eagle?

Joerg wrote:

Hello Folks,

 

So far I used to draw block diagrams with other (more mechanical) CAD

software but that gets old. Is there a fairly easy way to do that with

Eagle?

 

It's not about anything being ERC-proof at all, just to illustrate the

function of electronic devices. Boxes, text, lines with arrows at one

end and such.

 

Hi Joerg,

We have done many mechanical design drawings with Eagle.

When we have a project that requires schematics, PCB, system wiring

diagrams and mechanical drawings for machining assemblies and panels,

we do it all with eagle.  just don't have the time to learn several

programs for one project.

Mechanicals are easy.  We have a Template Sheet that is part of every

project requiring any mechanical drawings.  The template has various

Arrows (for pointing and dimensions), Line Stiles, Valves, Screws,

Springs, and other oddball stuff not found in the usual PCB project. 

The new 5.0 makes this even easier because of the thumbnails and sheet

reshuffling.  We just copy the needed part to the worksheet.

We even have Symbol sheets of CNC Ladder, Pneumatic/Hydraulic and

Software Flow Chart stuff.

We build all of this stuff with WIRES so they are easy to Resize to

fit the application at hand.  Even Circles and Arcs will resize in 5.0

Best of all, we only create the component once for all time use.

This all may have been a bore, or maybe useful.

Regards,

Brownie

Joerg wrote:

Hello Folks,

 

So far I used to draw block diagrams with other (more mechanical) CAD

software but that gets old. Is there a fairly easy way to do that with

Eagle?

 

It's not about anything being ERC-proof at all, just to illustrate the

function of electronic devices. Boxes, text, lines with arrows at one

end and such.

 

Hi Joerg,

We have done many mechanical design drawings with Eagle.

When we have a project that requires schematics, PCB, system wiring

diagrams and mechanical drawings for machining assemblies and panels,

we do it all with eagle.  just don't have the time to learn several

programs for one project.

Mechanicals are easy.  We have a Template Sheet that is part of every

project requiring any mechanical drawings.  The template has various

Arrows (for pointing and dimensions), Line Stiles, Valves, Screws,

Springs, and other oddball stuff not found in the usual PCB project. 

The new 5.0 makes this even easier because of the thumbnails and sheet

reshuffling.  We just copy the needed part to the worksheet.

We even have Symbol sheets of CNC Ladder, Pneumatic/Hydraulic and

Software Flow Chart stuff.

We build all of this stuff with WIRES so they are easy to Resize to

fit the application at hand.  Even Circles and Arcs will resize in 5.0

Best of all, we only create the component once for all time use.

This all may have been a bore, or maybe useful.

Regards,

Brownie