schematic and brd import

Am 23.09.2010 22:47, schrieb Steven Bade:

I have an eagle file for a board (arduino Pro Mini), that I want to

incorporate into my schematic, since my plan is to use this board in my

final project as a plugin component.  I can't seem to figure out how to

include other schematics, short of starting with a copy.

This can be done with the help of the commands GROUP, CUT, and PASTE.

Assumed you have consistent pair of schematic and board and you

would like to use one of your existing designs (also a consistent pair

of sch and brd) in the current project you could begin, for example,

with the schematic:

• Open the schematic you want to use in your project and use the

  commands GROUP and CUT to copy it into the clipboard

• Now open the schematic of your current project. You will notice

  that the layout editor opens the consistent layout file, too.

  BUT YOU HAVE TO CLOSE IT AGAIN!

• Now use the PASTE command in the schematic and place the

  previously selected group.

That's it for the schematic.

Now the same procedure for the layout:

• Open the board you want to put into the clipboard and use

  DISPLAY ALL first to activate all layers.

• Now: GROUP, CUT. Open the "target" layout and PASTE.

Now you have to run the ERC which compares schematic and layout.

This is necessary because it might happen that the names of parts or

nets are renamed while pasting them into the existing project.

ERC can check whether the new numbering in SCH and BRD is all the

same. In the case there are differences ERC reports this and you have

to adjust this manually. Until ERC reports consistency again.

I hope this helps.

--

Mit freundlichen Gruessen / Best regards

Richard Hammerl

CadSoft Support -- hotline@cadsoft.de

FAQ: http://www.cadsoft.de/faq.htm

"Richard Hammerl" <ric@cadsoft.de> wrote in message

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Am 23.09.2010 22:47, schrieb Steven Bade:

>> I have an eagle file for a board (arduino Pro Mini), that I want to

>> incorporate into my schematic, since my plan is to use this board in my

>> final project as a plugin component.  I can't seem to figure out how to

>> include other schematics, short of starting with a copy.

This can be done with the help of the commands GROUP, CUT, and PASTE.

Now you have to run the ERC which compares schematic and layout.

This is necessary because it might happen that the names of parts or

nets are renamed while pasting them into the existing project.

ERC can check whether the new numbering in SCH and BRD is all the

same. In the case there are differences ERC reports this and you have

to adjust this manually. Until ERC reports consistency again.

well.. this is the only way for the moment; maybe it will change.

And when I receive promotional mails from other PCB CAD software, I see:

<<We just launched xxxxx..This latest version features over 500,000 parts

ready to pick and place in your PCB design; 'real time' parts research from

Digi-Key; and enhanced BOM features offering you more freedom in schematic

design and layout editing<<

And it's a low cost CAD software, not one of the giants!

And Eagle users are still struggling to copy-paste a piece of PCB from one

design to an other (even on the same design it's the same pain).. And it's

not even called "Copy", it's called "Cut"

On 9/28/2010 5:25 PM, eSilviu wrote:

"Richard Hammerl"<ric@cadsoft.de>  wrote in message

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>> Am 23.09.2010 22:47, schrieb Steven Bade:

>>> I have an eagle file for a board (arduino Pro Mini), that I want to

>>> incorporate into my schematic, since my plan is to use this board in my

>>> final project as a plugin component.  I can't seem to figure out how to

>>> include other schematics, short of starting with a copy.

>

>> This can be done with the help of the commands GROUP, CUT, and PASTE.

>

>> Now you have to run the ERC which compares schematic and layout.

>> This is necessary because it might happen that the names of parts or

>> nets are renamed while pasting them into the existing project.

>> ERC can check whether the new numbering in SCH and BRD is all the

>> same. In the case there are differences ERC reports this and you have

>> to adjust this manually. Until ERC reports consistency again.

>

well.. this is the only way for the moment; maybe it will change.

>

>

>

And when I receive promotional mails from other PCB CAD software, I see:

>

<<We just launched xxxxx..This latest version features over 500,000 parts

ready to pick and place in your PCB design; 'real time' parts research from

Digi-Key; and enhanced BOM features offering you more freedom in schematic

design and layout editing<<

>

And it's a low cost CAD software, not one of the giants!

>

>

>

And Eagle users are still struggling to copy-paste a piece of PCB from one

design to an other (even on the same design it's the same pain).. And it's

not even called "Copy", it's called "Cut"

>

>

>

>

eSilviu,

If you don't have something productive to say, then perhaps you

shouldn't say anything at all.

If you would prefer to use another PCB package than do so, no one is

stopping you. See if they give you the same support and have as active a

forum.

Best Regards,

Jorge Garcia

"Jorge Garcia" <jorge@cadsoftusa.com> wrote in message

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eSilviu,

>

If you don't have something productive to say, then perhaps you shouldn't

say anything at all.

"one kick in the ass is a step forward".

So my comments are not useless, but have a precise scope: make the Cadsoft

team see that curent Eagle evolution is slow and with very small steps.

If you would prefer to use another PCB package than do so, no one is

stopping you. See if they give you the same support and have as active a

forum.

for the moment I use Eagle because 1) it's a tool I know how to use, 2) it

can do all PCB I need 3) I have paid for it, and 4)"ulp" feature make it

unique and usefull to me.

I don't choose a CAD app because of the support forum.....