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sparky961:
In eagle, everything starts with the schematic. I don't think you can skip it even if it were a good idea - which it is not.
John Rudd:
--- Quote from: sparky961 on December 30, 2015, 05:34:40 PM ---In eagle, everything starts with the schematic. I don't think you can skip it even if it were a good idea - which it is not.
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Sparkie, I dont like to contradict people.......
That isnt quite true....I've drawn some very complicated pcb layouts without using the schematic in Eagle....including a 12v 15 amp switch mode psu.....
I admit it is very unorthodox but it did what I needed it to do....
sparky961:
I wouldn't call that contradicting. You're correct that it can be done, but that's not the way that the software is designed to work. It's much easier to make changes and understand the circuit with a schematic too. In my opinion, anyway. To each their own. Either way, it most definitely beats a generic CAD program.
philf:
Hi again and thanks for the suggestions,
I've watched several Eagle videos and I'm afraid it looks to complicated for me. I'm only ever likely to want to produce very simple PCBs and mostly single sided if I can get away with it. I tried a simple schematic but soon got fed up of trying to find the components I wanted from the many thousands in the library. Maybe I'm too impatient and might try again.
I downloaded ExpressPCB and, without watching a video or reading a manual created this in less than 30 minutes:
I saw it had an export to DXF feature but, to my extreme disappointment, found it didn't export the tracks - only the pads. There was no way of exporting even as a Gerber file - you had to order the PCBs from ExpressPCB. I've now uninstalled it.
:beer:
Phil.
PK:
--- Quote from: sparky961 on December 30, 2015, 05:34:40 PM ---In eagle, everything starts with the schematic. I don't think you can skip it even if it were a good idea - which it is not.
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You can, and we do. We design all our boards (our biggest has about 500 components) directly in Eagle PCB. It's just the way we think I guess.
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