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Best way to save project before routing

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Hi,

This is my first Eagle project, I am new to pcb design.

Can someone tell me what the best way is to save a project before routing?

I have completed my schematic and placed all my components on my board. This was very time consuming

I want to try routing a few different ways, including manual and auto, and want to be able to go back in case I mess something up.

I will try a 2 layer configuration first, but might need to use 4 layers.

I know that cntr Z goes back one step, but not sure how many steps I can go back with it.

I had an issue before were I lost my back/forward annotation and had to start over again with the layout. Don't want this to happen again.

 

Thank yo for your help.

 

Robert

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    On 05/21/2013 09:20 AM, Robert Muertter wrote:

    Hi,

    This is my first Eagle project, I am new to pcb design.

    Can someone tell me what the best way is to save a project before

    routing?

     

    I'm a software engineer by profession, and I've learned the importance

    of proper use of a code management utility. I commit my changes each

    time I reach a point I want to be able to return to, and document what

    changes I've made in each commit. This is especially useful when working

    with schematics and board layouts as a textual diff often isn't that

    illuminating.

     

    It may sound like a pain, but it's not. Subversion is trivially easy to

    use and has good support on almost every platform (Linux, Windows, Mac,

    Solaris, etc.).

     

     

  • 0 in reply to autodeskguest

    reece wrote on Thu, 23 May 2013 19:50

    On 05/21/2013 09:20 AM, Robert Muertter wrote:

    Hi,

    This is my first Eagle project, I am new to pcb design.

    Can someone tell me what the best way is to save a project before

    routing?

     

    I'm a software engineer by profession, and I've learned the importance

    of proper use of a code management utility. I commit my changes each

    time I reach a point I want to be able to return to, and document what

    changes I've made in each commit. This is especially useful when

    working

    with schematics and board layouts as a textual diff often isn't that

    illuminating.

     

    It may sound like a pain, but it's not. Subversion is trivially easy

    to

    use and has good support on almost every platform (Linux, Windows,

    Mac,

    Solaris, etc.).

     

     

    I agree subversion (or other revision control is a good idea).  However, if

    you're at a point you don't want to commit then just copy the whole project

    folder.  If you ever need it, just rename directories to get back to where

    you where.

     

    Cheers,

     

    James.

    --

    James Morrison  ~~~  Stratford Digital

     

    Specializing in CadSoft EAGLE

    • Online Sales to North America

    • Electronic Design Services

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    --

    Web access to CadSoft support forums at www.eaglecentral.ca.  Where the CadSoft EAGLE community meets.

     

  • 0 in reply to autodeskguest

    James Morrison wrote:

    reece wrote on Thu, 23 May 2013 19:50

    On 05/21/2013 09:20 AM, Robert Muertter wrote:

    Hi,

    This is my first Eagle project, I am new to pcb design.

    Can someone tell me what the best way is to save a project before

    routing?

    I'm a software engineer by profession, and I've learned the importance

    of proper use of a code management utility. I commit my changes each

    time I reach a point I want to be able to return to, and document what

    changes I've made in each commit. This is especially useful when

    working

    with schematics and board layouts as a textual diff often isn't that

    illuminating.

     

    It may sound like a pain, but it's not. Subversion is trivially easy

    to

    use and has good support on almost every platform (Linux, Windows,

    Mac,

    Solaris, etc.).

     

    I agree subversion (or other revision control is a good idea).  However, if

    you're at a point you don't want to commit then just copy the whole project

    folder.  If you ever need it, just rename directories to get back to where

    you where.

     

     

    And set up that stack of backup directories on another drive across a

    LAN or at least a USB stick. I still remember a guy at my first job. The

    hard disk made an odd noise, then ... rat-tat-tat ... KERKLUNK ...

    followed by a scream from the engineer.

     

    --

    Regards, Joerg

     

    http://www.analogconsultants.com/

     

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    James Morrison wrote:

    reece wrote on Thu, 23 May 2013 19:50

    On 05/21/2013 09:20 AM, Robert Muertter wrote:

    Hi,

    This is my first Eagle project, I am new to pcb design.

    Can someone tell me what the best way is to save a project before

    routing?

    I'm a software engineer by profession, and I've learned the importance

    of proper use of a code management utility. I commit my changes each

    time I reach a point I want to be able to return to, and document what

    changes I've made in each commit. This is especially useful when

    working

    with schematics and board layouts as a textual diff often isn't that

    illuminating.

     

    It may sound like a pain, but it's not. Subversion is trivially easy

    to

    use and has good support on almost every platform (Linux, Windows,

    Mac,

    Solaris, etc.).

     

    I agree subversion (or other revision control is a good idea).  However, if

    you're at a point you don't want to commit then just copy the whole project

    folder.  If you ever need it, just rename directories to get back to where

    you where.

     

     

    And set up that stack of backup directories on another drive across a

    LAN or at least a USB stick. I still remember a guy at my first job. The

    hard disk made an odd noise, then ... rat-tat-tat ... KERKLUNK ...

    followed by a scream from the engineer.

     

    --

    Regards, Joerg

     

    http://www.analogconsultants.com/

     

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