I have never tried this, but couldn't one use the information tool, find what the logo or net is called, then use the "show" command in the schematic to highlight it?
John
Edit: Another workaround is to highlight, cut, then paste the board on a fresh screen. That breaks the link to the schematic and allows deletion of components. John
Hi,
I am just curious, did you switch to Eagle 5 or still using the old version (4.16). I am not sure if to go to 5.0 as I know I can't go back once I convert the data to 5.0
Petr
Hi John,
How can you highlight a pin on another pin? Placing the pin of the logo on another lets them "melt" together, and highlighting wouldn't do anything. E.g. placing the pin on a GND symbol it will automatically display GND, which is correct.
Hans
As for protecting a board design, doesn't copyright cover that? One might consider inserting the copyright symbol.
John
Good luck. From a philosophical standpoint, I think protection by design is eventually futile. Just look at the years of development that went into development of security for Windows. John
I agree. The OP should consider the fact that someone who wants to steal a design will not be concerned with Eagle tricks (they wont even use it!).. just go into the Gerber files and wipe out any logo or anything else they want. After all, gerbers must be generated for the PCB to be manufactured and that's where the design is most vulnerable. There is software to edit Gerbers directly... why bother with logo tricks!
Send me your design, I'll send it back to you without your logo and with some of my own stuff in it.
No problem. To be honest it took me 2 years to find them."Never mind" (Gilda Radner, circa 1980, SNL)Simply had not bothered to look at those. Thanks. John
Hi Optikon,
Editing the Gerber file will only be successful if the sequence is correct: Copy the original file --> convert to Gerber --> make the necessary changes.
Hi Optikon,
you might be right, but I must direct you to one important point: the Eagle file goes before the Gerber file, which is created on the basis of information Eagle provides. If an information is missing the result will be a faulty PCB. Of course, knowing that just a "cheap" little logo messes up the design if missing must be known before "correcting" - otherwise a null function board.
Editing the Gerber file will only be successful if the sequence is correct: Copy the original file --> convert to Gerber --> make the necessary changes.
Some years ago I had to make an air data computer for a customer using lots of toluol, a highly explosive thinner for printing colours. The design was a unicate and my copy protection was two different versions of the schematic. Also combining several XOR gates for the function of a simple OR-gate makes it more difficult to grasp that stuff.
Hans
BTW: Nothing is impossible - TOYOTA
This is a great idea; hopefully we will feed this thread, and it will continue to grow...Hi All,
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Thanks for that. There is also the IC-package.lbr library for through hole parts. A big part of learning EAGLE is knowing which library to look in. I keep meaning to put all the connectors I use in one library, so I can find them without hunting...There is a pretty comprehensive package library, called smd-ipc.lbr. More on smd-special.lbr.
Some great advice there. I do much the same, but don't worry about the errors. The extra clearance works well for ground pours......
Fix the DRC errors.
When finished you will have a board that is easy to solder and modify because it has both large easy to solder pads and generous spacing.
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I am not an expert PCB layout person....
Layout is very much an art. Each time I revisit a layout I find a few things that can be improved. At some point it is good enough but you can take it as far as you like.
Henry Ford said:Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young.
Generaly top pads are are only soldered if you use them instead of a via. In general only diodes and resistors can be soldered on the top layer. If you do this, note each top connection in the assembly section of your project description in Eagle.
Send me your design, I'll send it back to you without your logo and with some of my own stuff in it.
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