I have been using Eagle for a few months now after previously using Pads and the biggest drawback seems to be the inability to color code the nets. This makes intelligent component placement and the drawing of pour areas a lot more tedious than those operations need to be. I did read the tip about using the RATSNEST command to hide/show certain nets and that helps somewhat prior to routing. But for drawing the pour areas which I normally do after routing, I have resorted to sticking pieces of tape to the computer screen while the SHOW command highlights the net of interest to mark the boundaries of where I want to draw the pour. Or course once I begin drawing the pour the highlighted net disappears but the little pieces of tape remain and I can draw the pour using the pieces of tape as a guide. I would just like to know if there is a more sensible way to do this in Eagle.
