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Can't use layers

autodeskguest

I have a schematic & board that was created using Eagle Light on linux.

I just upgraded to standard to be able to use 4 layers. I changed the

drc layers tab to ((12)+(1516)), but the layers are still not

available in the "display" or "select layers" areas.

 

If I create a new board using standard and set the layers to

((12)+(1516)) it works as expected. Is there a problem moving boards

create under Eagle Light to Eagle Standard? Or am I missing something?

 

 

-Brad

 

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  • Brad Schick wrote:

    Ing. J.M. Rafetseder wrote:

    Try: set used_layers all, enter. See also the online help.

     

     

    No effect.

     

    I solved this by create a new board and then using the group-cut-paste

    trick to move everything over from the original board. I then closed

    everything and renamed the original board hide.brd and gave the new

    board the original name. The layers are all now available and

    consistency seems ok.

     

    Would be nice if the original problem was fixed for the future, however.

     

     

    -Brad

     

     

    The command to add and delete layers from the menu is

     

    Layer 2      to add it

     

    Layer -2        to remove it.

     

    Note that they may not appear in order and could be at the bottom of the menu.

     

    In this case the help in eagle does work.  If you had tried HELP LAYER in

    the board editor you should have found the solution.

     

    cheers

     

    David

     

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  • Brad Schick wrote:

    Ing. J.M. Rafetseder wrote:

    Try: set used_layers all, enter. See also the online help.

     

     

    No effect.

     

    I solved this by create a new board and then using the group-cut-paste

    trick to move everything over from the original board. I then closed

    everything and renamed the original board hide.brd and gave the new

    board the original name. The layers are all now available and

    consistency seems ok.

     

    Would be nice if the original problem was fixed for the future, however.

     

     

    -Brad

     

     

    The command to add and delete layers from the menu is

     

    Layer 2      to add it

     

    Layer -2        to remove it.

     

    Note that they may not appear in order and could be at the bottom of the menu.

     

    In this case the help in eagle does work.  If you had tried HELP LAYER in

    the board editor you should have found the solution.

     

    cheers

     

    David

     

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  • in reply to autodeskguest

    David Moodie wrote:

    Brad Schick wrote:

     

    In this case the help in eagle does work.  If you had tried HELP LAYER

    in the board editor you should have found the solution.

     

     

    Sure, but just because the answer exists doesn't mean its easy to find.

     

    I searched the entire manual for "Layers" and the only reference to

    that command was for changing layers, not creating them. Besides, I

    thought they would already exist if I defined them in the DRC.

     

    Its always easier to lookup the help for a command when you already know

    it exists and what it does in the first place image

     

     

    -Brad

     

  • in reply to autodeskguest

    David Moodie wrote:

     

    The command to add and delete layers from the menu is

     

    Layer 2     to add it

    Layer -2       to remove it.

     

    Note that they may not appear in order and could be at the bottom of the

    menu.

     

    And thank you for the assitance!!

     

    -Brad