User Guide

Table Of Contents
4.5TheCAMProcessorDialog 58
GenerateData 59
4.6TheTextEditorWindow 61
5PrinciplesforWorkingwithEAGLE
5.1CommandInputAlternatives 63
CommandLine 63
HistoryFunction 64
FunctionKeys 64
ScriptFiles 65
MixedInput 66
5.2TheEAGLECommandLanguage 66
TypographicalConventions 66
EnteringCoordinatesasText 69
5.3GridsandtheCurrentUnit 71
5.4NamesandAutomaticNaming 73
Length 73
ForbiddenCharacters 73
AutomaticNaming 73
5.5ImportandExportofData 74
ScriptFilesandDataImport 74
FileExportUsingtheEXPORTCommand 75
5.6TheEAGLEUserLanguage 77
5.7Forward&BackAnnotation 78
5.8ConfiguringEAGLEIndividually 79
ConfigurationCommands 79
Theeagle.scrFile 83
TheeaglercFile 85
EAGLEProjectFile 86
6FromSchematictoFinishedBoard
6.1CreatingtheSchematicDiagram 87
OpentheSchematicDiagram 88
SettheGrid 88
PlaceSymbols 88
WiringtheSchematicDiagram 92
PinswapandGateswap 94
PowerSupply 95
CheckandCorrectSchematic 95
PointstoNotefortheSchematicEditor 96
6.2ConsiderationsPriortoCreatingaBoard 97
CheckingtheComponentLibraries 97
AgreementwiththeBoardManufacturer 97
SpecifyingtheDesignRules 98
6.3CreateBoard 108
WithouttheSchematicEditor 108