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Connecting pads in board design

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s0s over 8 years ago

I'm designing a simple part for my hobby use, and I started making it in the package editor in a library, but I've decided that I don't want to use it in schematics. I want to have a PCB manufacturer make it, so I created a new board design, but how do I connect the pads together? I saw a discussion on here that said holding CTRL will let you connect manual routes to and from pads, but it looks like crap, ie the lines are not aligned to a particular degree. They're crooked. I had a nice-looking design in the package editor for the library, but I can't figure out how to get that into a board design, which was why I was forced to start from scratch a second time.

 

I'm new to Eagle, trying to make stuff for hobby use, but all the tutorials and videos I watch are overly complicated for what I'm trying to do. This is the design I made in the library package editor: http://i.imgur.com/QCYBflE.png

 

And this is the second design I made in the board editor: http://i.imgur.com/KkHtX4H.png

 

I have a hard time making it perfectly straightly aligned doing it manually. The other question I have is are those the right lines to use that PCB manufacturers use to connect the pads? I just don't know if I'm doing it right. Most videos I've found try convert a schematic to a board, but I don't want to due to the simplicity of the board.

 

Thanks in advance

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    0 rachaelp over 8 years ago

    Hello,

     

    You could use the NAME command to name all the pads that are connected pairs to the same net and then you will see air wires showing the intended connections. Then use the ROUTE command to draw the actual wires. Make sure you set the grid to something sensible and ensure you have an appropriate bend style selected when in route mode.

     

    Best Regards,

     

    Rachael

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    0 rachaelp over 8 years ago

    Hello,

     

    You could use the NAME command to name all the pads that are connected pairs to the same net and then you will see air wires showing the intended connections. Then use the ROUTE command to draw the actual wires. Make sure you set the grid to something sensible and ensure you have an appropriate bend style selected when in route mode.

     

    Best Regards,

     

    Rachael

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