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Trying to create a circular shaped PCB

tomshong

Hi all,

I am a newbie to EagleCad. I am using 6.2.0 Lite version.

 

I am trying to build a PCB around a CR-2325 battery holder similar to one shown in the link.

 

http://shop.vetcosurplus.com/catalog/images/PH-BH2038-1.jpg

 

Here are the problems I got

  1. How do I place the component on the layout such that the part will go on the ‘bottom’ layer of the PCB?
  2. How do I create a circular PCB? I’d like to make my PCB slightly bigger but about the same shape as the battery holder shown.

 

Tom

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    On 07/18/2012 10:09 PM, Tom Hong wrote:

    Hi all, I am a newbie to EagleCad. I am using 6.2.0 Lite version.

     

    I am trying to build a PCB around a CR-2325 battery holder similar to

    one shown in the link.

     

    http://shop.vetcosurplus.com/catalog/images/PH-BH2038-1.jpg

     

    Here are the problems I got 1. How do I place the component on the

    layout such that the part will go on the ‘bottom’ layer of the PCB?

     

    Mirror the component.

     

    2. How do I create a circular PCB? I’d like to make my PCB slightly

    bigger but about the same shape as the battery holder shown.

     

    Delete the rectangular board outline from the Dimension layer and

    replace it with a circle.

     

    Enjoy,

        - Chuck

     

     

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    On 07/18/2012 10:09 PM, Tom Hong wrote:

    Hi all, I am a newbie to EagleCad. I am using 6.2.0 Lite version.

     

    I am trying to build a PCB around a CR-2325 battery holder similar to

    one shown in the link.

     

    http://shop.vetcosurplus.com/catalog/images/PH-BH2038-1.jpg

     

    Here are the problems I got 1. How do I place the component on the

    layout such that the part will go on the ‘bottom’ layer of the PCB?

     

    Mirror the component.

     

    2. How do I create a circular PCB? I’d like to make my PCB slightly

    bigger but about the same shape as the battery holder shown.

     

    Delete the rectangular board outline from the Dimension layer and

    replace it with a circle.

     

    Enjoy,

        - Chuck

     

     

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    On 07/19/2012 07:42 AM, Chuck Huber wrote:

    On 07/18/2012 10:09 PM, Tom Hong wrote:

    ...

    >> 2. How do I create a circular PCB? I’d like to make my PCB slightly

    >> bigger but about the same shape as the battery holder shown.

     

    Delete the rectangular board outline from the Dimension layer and

    replace it with a circle.

     

    I might add that if you make the line width of the circle zero, it will

    fill in, which is NOT what you want.  Instead, make the line width some

    arbitrarily small value, like 1 mil, or 0.1mm.

     

    HTH

        - Chuck