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symbol with multiple package variations

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Is there a way to allow, for instance any logic device that uses a DIL14

package to be able to use a variation on that package that has been created

without having to go through the entire logic family individually with the

variation device table linking the symbol with the package? For instance,

with Protel one can double click the symbol in a schematic and specify the

package that is used.

Thanks in anticipation of a reply.

Don

 

 

 

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  • Gary Gofstein wrote:

    So you weren't really looking for "support" so much as you are asking

    for a new feature, or more accurately the removal of a "misfeature".

     

    Well, I never used v3 of EAGLE, so I guess I don't know how much more

    easily it handles this problem for you.

     

    In my case, the packages rarely have any significant correspondence, so

    I am quite happy with the connect dialog. It takes me only a few seconds

    to connect up those 8 op amp pins while I glance at the data sheet. My

    bottleneck is remembering how to copy other packages into the library if

    they are not already present.

     

    Browse the package you want to copy in the control panel library view, and

    right click ( with your new/cutsom lib open) is the simplest way

     

     

    Maybe the new pins in the connect dialog should default to the pads that

    are already defined for the part. Then you'd only have to click OK if

    they match up. That would save you 2 mouse clicks per pad. I could see

    that if you have a package with dozens or hundreds of pins that match

    up, it would make real sense.

     

     

    You can do this.  There is a copy option in the connect dialogue

     

    cheers

     

    David

     

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  • Gary Gofstein wrote:

    So you weren't really looking for "support" so much as you are asking

    for a new feature, or more accurately the removal of a "misfeature".

     

    Well, I never used v3 of EAGLE, so I guess I don't know how much more

    easily it handles this problem for you.

     

    In my case, the packages rarely have any significant correspondence, so

    I am quite happy with the connect dialog. It takes me only a few seconds

    to connect up those 8 op amp pins while I glance at the data sheet. My

    bottleneck is remembering how to copy other packages into the library if

    they are not already present.

     

    Browse the package you want to copy in the control panel library view, and

    right click ( with your new/cutsom lib open) is the simplest way

     

     

    Maybe the new pins in the connect dialog should default to the pads that

    are already defined for the part. Then you'd only have to click OK if

    they match up. That would save you 2 mouse clicks per pad. I could see

    that if you have a package with dozens or hundreds of pins that match

    up, it would make real sense.

     

     

    You can do this.  There is a copy option in the connect dialogue

     

    cheers

     

    David

     

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