AW: [sdiy] Swapping copper layers in Eagle

[Matthias Herrmann]

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> Von: synth-diy-bounces at dropmix.xs4all.nl
> [mailto:synth-diy-bounces at dropmix.xs4all.nl]Im Auftrag von Ingo Debus
> Gesendet: Montag, 5. Januar 2009 16:36
> An: Synth-Diy
> Betreff: Re: [sdiy] Swapping copper layers in Eagle
>

the thing is: there is actually a script for swapping layers. you could this
manually, as described by ingo.
HOWEVER, you would need at least one unused layer, and that is the crux. the
free eagle version provides only two signal layers, so there is no 3rd layer
to work with!

a workaround could be - i never tried this, though - to copy the board and
do it by deleting, copy/paste and layer swap actions: copy board, delete one
layer on copied board, other layer on original board, swap the left layers
for each board, copy and paste layer from copied board to original. right?

or just buy a registered version that supports 4 layers and run the swap
script...

good luck,
matthias
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>
>
> Am 04.01.2009 um 11:37 schrieb Tom Bugs:
>
> > I think if you select EVERYTHING and then use the mirror function.
> > - mirror puts things on the opposite layer (top to bottom and vice
> > versa)
> > Hope that works for you!
> > (ps - great work you've been doing)
> >
> > Aaron Lanterman wrote:
> >> In Eagle, Blue is the bottom copper layer, and Red is the top
> >> copper layer.
> >>
> >> Looking at one of my boards, I'd like to swap the top and bottom
> >> layers, i.e. make all the Red into Blue and all the Blue into Red.
> >>
> >> Is there an easy way to do this? Searching through the Eagle
> >> documentation and various Eagle related websites is yielding no
> >> fruit.
>
> Mirror does the trick, but then everything is, well, mirrored.
>
> You can also use "Change Layer" on groups. Select a group, then
> choose the change tool (the wrench), select "Layer..." and choose the
> layer you want your traces to be changed to. Then do a ctrl-right-
> click (cmd-right-click on Mac).
> To swap two layers, say layer 1 with layer 2 you'd need three steps:
> 1. change the traces on layer 1 to layer 3 (turn off display other
> layers first)
> 2. change the traces on layer 2 to layer 1
> 3. change the traces on layer 3 to layer 2.
>
> Was this what you were looking for?
>
> Ingo
>
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