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Eagle tips and tricks

Articles2015-12-05
Author: Petr Šrámek

HOW TO create a bus, adding copper ground pour in Eagle, adding pin power operational amplifier, move text/name/value components, increasing pad (pin) of component.

How to increase size of pad

How to create a bus

How to add copper ground pour in Eagle

1. – width conductive wire

2. – width insulating gap

3. – spacing

How to adding pin power operational amplifier



How to move text/name/value components



How to create thermals for vias

Before the modification

Check the box Generate thermals for vias in Supply of DRC. Regenerate the polygon.

After the modification

How to fill up the polygon for whole PCB

Before the modification

Change the value of Copper/Dimension in Distance of DRC. Regenerate the polygon.

After the modification


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