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Mixing Standard & Professional licenses

sherpadoug

My company has a 3 seat Eagle Standard license.  But now I need to make a PCB 6.5" x 4" which is a little bigger than Standard Layout can do.  Can we buy a single license of Professional Layout and use it with our Standard Schematic?

 

SherpaDoug

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    The answer is 1 pc has the professional license which handles only those PCB's  and the other 3 has the standard. But never move the 1 pc "pro" designs to the 3 other PC "standard"  designs and for safety sake do not do the reverse because that becomes a one way trip...

  • 0 in reply to clem57

    Is it possible to use a mixed license - Standard schematic with Pro layout?  Or do I have to buy Pro schematic as well just to keep Pro layout happy?

  • 0 in reply to sherpadoug

    To be clear you cannot use both license on same PC. Only each PC can be set to one type of license. If you select a pc for PRO it always will be Pro! And all PRO designed schematics belong to that PC only. Otherwise you will have BIG problems.

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    On 24/05/2015 12:54 a.m., Douglas Butler wrote:

    My company has a 3 seat Eagle Standard license.  But now I need to make

    a PCB 6.5" x 4" which is a little bigger than Standard Layout can do.

    Can we buy a single license of Professional Layout and use it with our

    Standard Schematic?

     

    SherpaDoug

     

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    Hi Douglas

    You may be able to do your design size using the Standard Layout as it

    is only a little larger than the advertised restrictions

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    The restriction applies to restricting placing a footprint origin or a

    pad/smd origin outside the size restriction. Also the Auto router wont

    route there.

     

    You can still have the board outline larger and route outside the

    restriction manually.

     

    HTH

      Warren

     

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    If you need to, you can make the board larger as needed, including any

    parts by using the special command sequences.  It's a lot more work and

    hassle to get there, but works if you are in a "must have it today" pinch.

    Otherwise, it's much easier to just get the upgrade.

     

     

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    Clem Martins wrote:

     

    And all PRO designed schematics belong to that PC only. Otherwise you will have BIG problems.

     

    I don't believe that is true. A design made with Eagle pro can always be opened with a standard or free version.

    However, if the number of layers or the dimensions exceeds the limit of the license, it will be opened in read-only mode.

     

    So, it's completely safe to use just one professional license by one person that create/edits the big project.

    The other persons can view the big project but can not edit.

     

    Also, the pro version can be used to create and edit small projects which can be edited by your colleagues,

    as long as you pay attention not to exceed the design limits for the licenses used by your colleagues.