Off-board question and a possible solution

I have this issue all the time and I dont think there is a great workaround

if you want connectivity for parts off the board that are hand wired.

I use a separate Pad for connection on the board for instance tubes, I'll

label them V1-1, V1-2 and you can use non metal layers to show connection on

the board layout (but there is no connectivity) from the pad on the board to

the offboard tube socket. You can create these off board items as symbols

only with no pins.

Not sure I understand about the pads on Document layer? They should be on

the pad layer if they are on the board.

New version is in beta but much better than the X11 version IMO, I prefer

running Eagle on XP with the Mac Intel with Bootcamp until the Version 5 is

all good to go.

"J_ADT" <j_adt@email.com> wrote in message

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I noticed today, after making my own library part for a 1/4" Mono Jack

Socket (Standard audio connector), and placing the pads quite a way

from the part outline on the Document layer (in the Package editor(?))

- that when I go to make a board, I can place the Pads of the

component on the edge of the Board as needed (where I'd solder leads

from the board to the Jack) without having the part outline actually

on the board.

 

This seems to let me use one Device on my Schematic and on my board

without having to make two schematics for on/off board components, or

use any of the other 'workarounds' that have been mentioned in the

group here.

 

I'm not getting any ERC or DRC errors in either the Board or Schematic

editors and don't need to worry about silk-screening or board-houses

as I'll be making my own boards.

 

Is there any reason why I shouldn't be doing this?

 

Any problems I'm likely to come up against when I come to make the

board?

 

Hope this all makes sense/helps. BTW I'm using the free/lite version

under X11 on a Mac - if that matters.

 

Many thanks for any input/advice on this.

 

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I noticed today, after making my own library part for a 1/4" Mono

Jack Socket (Standard audio connector), and placing the pads quite a

way from the part outline on the Document layer (in the Package

editor(?)) - that when I go to make a board, I can place the Pads of

the component on the edge of the Board as needed (where I'd solder

leads from the board to the Jack) without having the part outline

actually on the board.

  This seems to let me use one Device on my Schematic and on my

board without having to make two schematics for on/off board

components, or use any of the other 'workarounds' that have been

mentioned in the group here.

  I'm not getting any ERC or DRC errors in either the Board or

Schematic editors and don't need to worry about silk-screening or

board-houses as I'll be making my own boards.

  Is there any reason why I shouldn't be doing this?

  Any problems I'm likely to come up against when I come to make the

board?

  Hope this all makes sense/helps. BTW I'm using the free/lite

version under X11 on a Mac - if that matters.

  Many thanks for any input/advice on this.

In article <fnthe0$9b1$1@cheetah.cadsoft.de> "John

Suhr"<john@NOSPAMsuhrguitars.com> wrote:

I have this issue all the time and I dont think there is a great

workaround if you want connectivity for parts off the board that are

hand wired.

I use a separate Pad for connection on the board for instance tubes,

I'll label them V1-1, V1-2 and you can use non metal layers to show

connection on the board layout (but there is no connectivity) from

the pad on the board to the offboard tube socket. You can create

these off board items as symbols only with no pins.

Not sure I understand about the pads on Document layer? They should

be on the pad layer if they are on the board.

New version is in beta but much better than the X11 version IMO, I

prefer running Eagle on XP with the Mac Intel with Bootcamp until the

Version 5 is all good to go.

"J_ADT" <j_adt@email.com> wrote in message

news:nemoTue012908082118@news.cadsoft.de...

John,

Thanks for this - you're solution is way better.

J

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