Change default shape of a via

On 4/24/2012 11:13 AM, Chuck Huber wrote:

How would one change the default shape of a via?

 

The user manual describes some properties in .eaglerc, but I have not

found one related to the default via shape.

 

Thanks,

     - Chuck

Hi Chuck,

Use the eagle.scr file found under the scripts tree in the control

panel. Go ahead and open it and on the next line after BRD: type in the

following.

CHANGE SHAPE ROUND;

Instead of round you can put SQUARE, OCTAGON, etc.

Save the eagle.scr file. This script file is special because it runs

every time a new editor is opened, so it's good for setting up defaults

like this. By putting it after the BRD: heading it will only affect the

board.

hth,

Jorge Garcia

On 04/24/2012 01:27 PM, Jorge Garcia wrote:

On 4/24/2012 11:13 AM, Chuck Huber wrote:

>> How would one change the default shape of a via?

>>

 

Hi Chuck,

 

Use the eagle.scr file found under the scripts tree in the control

panel.

...

This script file is special because it runs

every time a new editor is opened, so it's good for setting up defaults

like this.

Good morning, Jorge,

Thanks for the tip.  It worked exactly as described.

Do you know of a user-specific file that could be edited in a similar

manner, perhaps a file that doesn't get overwritten on each update/upgrade?

Thanks,

    - Chuck

Chuck Huber wrote:

 

Do you know of a user-specific file that could be edited in a similar

manner, perhaps a file that doesn't get overwritten on each

update/upgrade?

 

Thanks,

    - Chuck

You can place your preferences into a script and give it a unique name.

Locate it in a personal path for scripts.

Then in eagle.scr add the line to call your script.

In this way should the next versin of eagle overwrite eagle.scr all you have

to do is add one line to the new eagle.scr to call your script

Remember eagle.scr is not run in all cases when opening a design file. Some

people add a custom menu item in the text command menu so that with one

click you can run  that script and get back your default settings

HTH

Warren

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I added

CHANGE SHAPE ROUND;

to the BRD section of my eagle.scr file, but it didn't set the default via to round.  Is there a way to verify if the eagle.scr file is used when I open eagle?  I've got the Eagle Scripts directory setup like this (I'm on a mac):

$EAGLEDIR/scr:/Users/Scott/Documents/Eagle/scr

The path + filename is:

/Users/Scott/Documents/Eagle/scr/eagle.scr

I'm on Eagle ver 7.3.0

I added

CHANGE SHAPE ROUND;

to the BRD section of my eagle.scr file, but it didn't set the default via to round.  Is there a way to verify if the eagle.scr file is used when I open eagle?  I've got the Eagle Scripts directory setup like this (I'm on a mac):

$EAGLEDIR/scr:/Users/Scott/Documents/Eagle/scr

The path + filename is:

/Users/Scott/Documents/Eagle/scr/eagle.scr

I'm on Eagle ver 7.3.0