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Joel Rainville · 21st August 2005, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by spindrah

I'm trying to learn eagle, but its soooo a$% backwards, every time I sit down and try it I get frustrated and quit

I feel your pain. Eagle must have been designed for another OS than Windows, probably Unix, or some kind of *nix variant...

It doesn't respect any kind of convention or standard in the graphical user interface. You know you're in trouble when a Windows program doesn't react to Ctrl-Z!... The right-click also has the annoying tendency to accomplish everything but what you intended

Microsoft publishes guidelines that can be followed to offer users a consistent GUI experience across programs on the Winbdows platform. But anyone is free to follow the rules or not in the software world...

Still, once you learn it, it's probably the best layout software out there. Other software just don't have library with as much depth... And Alt-Backspace isn't too bad a key combination to undo things

DigiTan · 22nd August 2005, 12:10 AM

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Originally Posted by spindrah

is the smd-ipc library what you need?

Yeah, that sounds like it. I can't find one anywhere.

Oznog · 22nd August 2005, 12:32 AM

I was annoyed by the fact that the component layouts and schematic layouts are separated into libraries that can't be moved around.

I might have 3 different TO-220 pkgs in a design using different components out of 3 libs which each use a slightly different TO-220 pkg.

Plus they're so bloated- I can't ever remember where a cap or MOSFET I like to use actually is.

I've halfway given up on Eagle's libs. I made my own lib and put a lot of common stuff like NMOS/PMOS in there with all the possible pkgs instead so if I want to change pkg I can do it without having to switch between libs.

Also handy because if I add a new pkg to a stock lib, it can't be merged with new versions.

Still copying is just such an inexplicable pain in the ass...

spindrah · 23rd August 2005, 02:58 AM

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Originally Posted by DigiTan

Quote:

Originally Posted by spindrah

is the smd-ipc library what you need?

Yeah, that sounds like it. I can't find one anywhere.

hi DigiTan

its in the control panel of eagle
one of the libs that come with it

DigiTan · 23rd August 2005, 10:59 PM

Well, I'll double-check, don't I've never noticed it there before. This is the free Lite Edition right?

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22nd August 2005, 12:32 AM	#18
Oznog	I was annoyed by the fact that the component layouts and schematic layouts are separated into libraries that can't be moved around. I might have 3 different TO-220 pkgs in a design using different components out of 3 libs which each use a slightly different TO-220 pkg. Plus they're so bloated- I can't ever remember where a cap or MOSFET I like to use actually is. I've halfway given up on Eagle's libs. I made my own lib and put a lot of common stuff like NMOS/PMOS in there with all the possible pkgs instead so if I want to change pkg I can do it without having to switch between libs. Also handy because if I add a new pkg to a stock lib, it can't be merged with new versions. Still copying is just such an inexplicable pain in the ass... __________________ I thought what I'd do was I'd pretend I was one of those deaf-mutes.

23rd August 2005, 10:59 PM	#20
DigiTan	Well, I'll double-check, don't I've never noticed it there before. This is the free Lite Edition right? __________________ The most-hated young engineer in America. * AVR Projects * Robot War: TI * About