Have a question about CadSoft EAGLE?  Ask our Expert, Richard! (Archive)

Hi kemmi,

as the EAGLE acronym says it's an Easily Applicable Graphical Layout Editor. It's a very lean program that offers absolutely reliable tools for PCB design. The user interface is the same in all editor windows. It does not matter if you are working in library for creating components, or in the schematilc editor or in the layout. Once learned, you will be able to master every situation.

One of the greatest benefits is our very active community. Simply take a look into our newsgroups or into the Download area of CadSoft's web server. There are lots of user-contributed library files or User Language Programs for almost every purpose. By the way: The EAGLE User Language makes EAGLE very flexible. The User Language gives you access to every object of your schematic/board /library. So, for example, complex actions can be automatized. There is certainly more to be said about EAGLE, maybe there is one or the other EAGLE user that wants to share his opinion?

-Richard

Hi kemmi,

as the EAGLE acronym says it's an Easily Applicable Graphical Layout Editor. It's a very lean program that offers absolutely reliable tools for PCB design. The user interface is the same in all editor windows. It does not matter if you are working in library for creating components, or in the schematilc editor or in the layout. Once learned, you will be able to master every situation.

One of the greatest benefits is our very active community. Simply take a look into our newsgroups or into the Download area of CadSoft's web server. There are lots of user-contributed library files or User Language Programs for almost every purpose. By the way: The EAGLE User Language makes EAGLE very flexible. The User Language gives you access to every object of your schematic/board /library. So, for example, complex actions can be automatized. There is certainly more to be said about EAGLE, maybe there is one or the other EAGLE user that wants to share his opinion?

-Richard

Hi Alex,

there is documentation available for make-symbol-device-package-bsdl.ulp. It is part of the EAGLE installation and located in the eagle/doc folder and named 

make-symbol-device-package-bsdl-2011-en.pdf.

Regards,

Richard

Hi Richard,

Please help to understand the script make-symbol-device-package-bsdl.ulp.

Unfortunately, there is no description of this script, and I can not figure out how to properly create text or BSDL files.

On the Internet, could not find examples of the use this script.

Thanks in advance, Alex

Hi

since version 5 you can drag&drop a package or a whole device from one library into another. Open Control Panel and Library editor window simultaneously, expand the libraries branch in the CP and drag the package (click onto the package entry in the list) into the library editor window.

regards,

Richard

Probably, after you cut/copy the part(s) you open a new eagle page. That's after you cut/copy you must go to the file menu and find the file that you want to paste the copied components. This is the same for schematic and board sides.

Strangely, you need to use CUT not COPY. To copy from schematic to schematic you need to select your group of components, right click and CUT group and then that's what will be in the paste buffer. Then you can paste it into the same, or another schematic. Not sure about the layouts though, I've always had the fear of back-annotation/erc discrepancies.

Thx for the info on copying from library to library.... Now how about copying from schematic to schematic.   I want to use a big section from one schematic and put it into another.  I don't want to re-enter by hand.  Every time I cut and paste, the message says there is nothing to paste.  Going one more level, is it possible to paste one layout into another (I don't think so)

Thx in advance

How I transfer package from one library to another (EAGLE-4.16):

1.    Open existing package in old library;

2.    "Display all";

3.    "Group" whole package;

4.    "Cut" (place cursor on origin, click);

5.    Open new library;

6.    Open new package (could has the same name as old one, of course);

7.    "Paste" (pay attention to place picture into desirable origin).

          Boring... but works.

               Good luck!

                     Lev.

Moving packages from one device to another.

I have created a new device but want to move the SOT-5 package from another library so that I do not need to redraw it.

How can I do this?

Thanks!

Nora

Good morning Damian,

I am sorry but EAGLE does not support an Online-DRC. But what can be helpful is the Follow-me router. But this requires the Autorouter module.

The Followme router is a special mode of the manaul ROUTE command. As soon as you click onto an airwire EAGLE draws the connection automatically. The position of the mouse cursor decides about the way the trace has to take. In this mode you don't have to take care on Design Rules because the Follow-me router does automatically.

Regards,

Richard