User Guide

Tableofcontents
1Introduction
1.1WhatisinThisManual? 11
1.2TechnicalTerms 12
2Installation
2.1WhatYouHaveReceived 15
2.2NewInstallations 15
Windows 15
Linux 16
2.3UpdatinganOlderVersion 17
2.4ChangingorExtendingtheLicense 17
2.5MultipleUsersandNetworkLicenses 18
InstallinginaNetwork 18
3EAGLEModulesandEditions
3.1EAGLEModules 21
TheLayoutEditor,theBasicModule 21
SchematicModule 21
Autorouter 22
3.2DifferentEditions 22
ProfessionalEdition 22
StandardEdition 23
LightEdition 23
4AFirstLookatEAGLE
4.1TheControlPanel 25
LibrarySummary 26
DesignRules 27
UserLanguagePrograms,Scripts,CAMJobs 27
Projects 28
MenuBar 29
4.2TheSchematicEditorWindow 35
HowYouObtainDetailedInformationAboutaCommand 36
TheActionToolbar 37
TheSchematicCommandToolbar 38
CommandsNotAvailableintheCommandToolbar 42
MouseKeys 44
4.3TheLayoutEditorWindow 45
TheCommandsontheLayoutCommandToolbar 46
4.4TheLibraryEditorWindow 50
LoadorRenamePackage,Symbol,orDevice 51
ThePackageEditingmode 52
TheSymbolEditingmode 53
CreateActualComponentsfromSymbolsandPackages 54