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--- eagle [2016/06/05 13:05] – psykhaze
+++ eagle [2016/06/14 00:54] (current) – [3. Getting Started] psykhaze
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 ====1. Introduction====
-Eagle is a proprietary Computer Assisted Drawing (CAD) software for designing Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) from Schematics to Gerber Files. This is the software that have primarily been used to design the MBHP PCB modules
+Eagle is a proprietary Computer Assisted Drawing (CAD) software for designing Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) from Schematics to Gerber Files. This is the software that have primarily been used to design the MBHP PCB modules.
+It has limitations on PCB size on the freeware version.
 You can find the official website here : http://www.cadsoftusa.com/
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 Follow the instructions to get the program installed
-====3. Getting Started====
+====3. Getting Started Video Tutorials ====
 A serie of official Getting Started videos to be found here:
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 [[eagle_midibox_library|MIDIbox Eagle Library]]
-===== Print an image suitable for toner-transfer resist =====
+===== Tips & Tricks =====
-Open the .brd file in Eagle
+[[http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-make-a-custom-library-part-in-Eagle-CAD-too/| HowTo Custom Library]]
-Under the "view" menu choose "Display/Hide Layers..."
-Click the layer numbers on the left. Find the layers you want to print.  Click "OK".
+==== Print an image suitable for toner-transfer resist ====
-Click in the command line (above the image area" and enter the command RATSNEST to show the ground plane.
+  * Open the .brd file in Eagle
+  * Under the "view" menu choose "Display/Hide Layers..."
-Under the file menu, choose "Export", then choose "Picture".
+  * Click the layer numbers on the left. Find the layers you want to print.  Click "OK".
+  * Click in the command line (above the image area" and enter the command RATSNEST to show the ground plane.
-Select an appropriate DPI (300+), click "monochrome", click "browse" to name your image file.
+  * Under the file menu, choose "Export", then choose "Picture".
+  * Select an appropriate DPI (300+), click "monochrome", click "browse" to name your image file.
-Eagle will generate a .png file suitable for printing from an image editor.
+  * Eagle will generate a .png file suitable for printing from an image editor.