[Noisebridge-discuss] Help with Eagle CAD

Mikolaj Habryn dichro at rcpt.to
Tue Apr 21 21:05:17 UTC 2009


On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 1:57 PM, Christie Dudley <longobord at gmail.com> wrote:
> So, uh, any chance we could convince someone to do a little workshop on
> using this?  I've heard it referenced so many times it sounds like it's the
> sort of thing anyone who does any hardware design is going to come across at
> some point or other.
>
> I couldn't talk any of you hardware guys into spending a couple hours going
> over this?

+1 - I've used it a few times to make PCB designs for fabrication, but
rarely enough that I start from the bottom of the learning curve each
time. I'd love to see someone proficient demonstrate it; I'm sure
there's lots of simple practices that make the exercise more
productive.

m.

>
> Christie
>
> ---
> Everyone just wants to find a place for themselves.
>
>
> On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 1:50 PM, Rachel McConnell <rachel at xtreme.com> wrote:
>>
>> HA HA HA HA I went through this couple months ago.  Mitch told me to
>> just take 2 days and mess with it, and then I'd have enough skill to go
>> forward.  I do not think I've actually used up ALL the 2 days, but I got
>> enough skill to go forward.  So: *not* expert, or even good, but I can
>> help you get going with it.
>>
>> Until then, some Instructables!  A member wrote a little course a while
>> back which I found as useful as anything else.
>>
>>
>> http://www.instructables.com/id/Draw-Electronic-Schematics-with-CadSoft-EAGLE/
>> http://www.instructables.com/id/Turn-your-EAGLE-schematic-into-a-PCB/
>>
>> http://www.instructables.com/id/Make-hobbyist-PCBs-with-professional-CAD-tools-by-/
>>
>> http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-make-a-custom-library-part-in-Eagle-CAD-too/
>>
>> Rachel
>>
>> Adam Skory wrote:
>> > Hi all! Eric and I are trying to design a printed circuit board to
>> > start taking our compass vibro-anklet out of the beta stage by getting
>> > some custom printed circuit boards made. It was recommended that we
>> > design this board using Eagle CAD. Turns out using Eagle CAD is hard
>> > and not intuitive.
>> >
>> > So, Noisebridge, can anyone help us? Your help could come in
>> > recommending something better, or a good resource for learning Eagle,
>> > or, even excellent-er, you could donate 30 minutes of your life and
>> > teach us how to use Eagle or another PCB CAD tool proficiently. We
>> > will gladly buy you beer or the like for your troubles!
>> >
>> > -Skory
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