Eagle PCB making pad difficult

On 08.07.2015 16:31, Joel Godin wrote:

I haven't seen a more unintuitive program since I started video editing

15 years ago.

And I write programs in C! So it's not like I don't know how to work the

computer.

 

For the last few days I've been trying to put down pads for a ribbon

cable to be soldered to.

First I drew wires and rectangles on top and bottom.

Found out 'wire' is not really a wire duh!

Now I find out rectangles are not electrically conductive. arrrrr!

 

So I tried to make a pad in the library, and after creating it (by

overlapping two SMD pads) once I place it

in the board diagram, I can's select it, move it, change it's electrical

name or anything.  Can't even delete it.  Had to start over.

 

I've got no hair left.

 

Is there a simple explanation on how to just make and place a pad that I

can route a wire to?

 

Frustrated in Florida

I'm sorry but this isnt mspaint.

If you just want a board project with no connection to schematics, you

can draw freehand in a board file only, but dont expect eagle to verify

anything for you.

For your simple stuff, use polygons and wires. To make polygons fill,

name all nets and polygons you want connected as the same name. Do

ratsnest to do the filling. Ignore libaries for this simple stuff.

If you want to design electronics, this is not the way. You design the

schematics and let eagle help you realize the parts onto a pcb. When you

are ready to do that, do the tutorials.

On 08.07.2015 16:31, Joel Godin wrote:

I haven't seen a more unintuitive program since I started video editing

15 years ago.

And I write programs in C! So it's not like I don't know how to work the

computer.

 

For the last few days I've been trying to put down pads for a ribbon

cable to be soldered to.

First I drew wires and rectangles on top and bottom.

Found out 'wire' is not really a wire duh!

Now I find out rectangles are not electrically conductive. arrrrr!

 

So I tried to make a pad in the library, and after creating it (by

overlapping two SMD pads) once I place it

in the board diagram, I can's select it, move it, change it's electrical

name or anything.  Can't even delete it.  Had to start over.

 

I've got no hair left.

 

Is there a simple explanation on how to just make and place a pad that I

can route a wire to?

 

Frustrated in Florida

I'm sorry but this isnt mspaint.

If you just want a board project with no connection to schematics, you

can draw freehand in a board file only, but dont expect eagle to verify

anything for you.

For your simple stuff, use polygons and wires. To make polygons fill,

name all nets and polygons you want connected as the same name. Do

ratsnest to do the filling. Ignore libaries for this simple stuff.

If you want to design electronics, this is not the way. You design the

schematics and let eagle help you realize the parts onto a pcb. When you

are ready to do that, do the tutorials.

I would agree if one is going from schematic to board.

But I'm trying to replace a damaged board/ contact plate that is constantly damaged and comes into our shop to be repaired.

So if I've made a custom part with pins, how does one get the pins to electrically be the same signal as a trace or via?  Or is that even possible? for DRC.