EAGLE CAD PCB EDITOR TUTORIAL PART 2
Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2018 4:11 pm
In part 1 we looked how to create a schematic. So next we need to create the PCB file.
We go into the FILE menu and click on "SWITCH TO BOARD"
Eagle will then give you this (pretty useless) box where we click YES.
We then get a screen like below. Where our circuit is placed near the bottom left.
The huge white box is Eagles dimension outline layer ( denotes the outline of the PCB, we will alter that later)
We use the GROUP tool and draw a box around our circuit so we can move it inside the dimension box.
Our circuit is now highlighted and we click the MOVE tool.
Right click on the circuit and then we can move it like below. LEFT click to place the circuit inside the square. Actual location inside the box isn't important as we will change the box later on anyway.
Now let's zoom in (using the wheel on the mouse) so we can see thigns easier, and use the MOVE tool to place the parts where we want them.
After moving all the parts, click the RATSNEST icon to recalculate the "air wires" . In Eagle they are called "unrouted" signals, or "air wires". These are the "wires" you linked up in the schematic editor. Now Eagle will tidy up the air wires a little bit.
We need to click the GRID and I chose the settings below (this should really be done from the start but I only just remembered )
We go into the FILE menu and click on "SWITCH TO BOARD"
Eagle will then give you this (pretty useless) box where we click YES.
We then get a screen like below. Where our circuit is placed near the bottom left.
The huge white box is Eagles dimension outline layer ( denotes the outline of the PCB, we will alter that later)
We use the GROUP tool and draw a box around our circuit so we can move it inside the dimension box.
Our circuit is now highlighted and we click the MOVE tool.
Right click on the circuit and then we can move it like below. LEFT click to place the circuit inside the square. Actual location inside the box isn't important as we will change the box later on anyway.
Now let's zoom in (using the wheel on the mouse) so we can see thigns easier, and use the MOVE tool to place the parts where we want them.
After moving all the parts, click the RATSNEST icon to recalculate the "air wires" . In Eagle they are called "unrouted" signals, or "air wires". These are the "wires" you linked up in the schematic editor. Now Eagle will tidy up the air wires a little bit.
We need to click the GRID and I chose the settings below (this should really be done from the start but I only just remembered )