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EAGLE for Flex Circuit Design

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Hello--

 

Has anyone used Eagle CAD for flex circuit design?  Is this possible or

even recommended?  If so, then what are some basic design aspects that I

should watch out for?

 

 

Nicholas

 

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  • Thanks, James!

     

     

    I'm just releasing a flex cable design today that I designed with EAGLE.

    As Oppie pointed out, the concept is the same from a CAD point of view,

    it's just a different material.

     

     

    Ah - good luck with your design!

     

     

    There are some additional constraints.  The biggest one being that flex

    lines should be perpendicular to traces.  And you'll need a stiffener in

    the areas where IC's and vias are going to be to keep them from cracking.

     

    Find a few places to get it manufactured and get their design

    suggestions.

     

     

    How would you delineate the boundary of the PCB in Eagle?  Would this be

    the same as an "ordinary" PCB?  I am assuming that the flex circuit is

    simply a flexible PCB, so the boundary delineation would be the same.

     

     

    Nicholas

     

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  • Thanks, James!

     

     

    I'm just releasing a flex cable design today that I designed with EAGLE.

    As Oppie pointed out, the concept is the same from a CAD point of view,

    it's just a different material.

     

     

    Ah - good luck with your design!

     

     

    There are some additional constraints.  The biggest one being that flex

    lines should be perpendicular to traces.  And you'll need a stiffener in

    the areas where IC's and vias are going to be to keep them from cracking.

     

    Find a few places to get it manufactured and get their design

    suggestions.

     

     

    How would you delineate the boundary of the PCB in Eagle?  Would this be

    the same as an "ordinary" PCB?  I am assuming that the flex circuit is

    simply a flexible PCB, so the boundary delineation would be the same.

     

     

    Nicholas

     

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