AW: [sdiy] Swapping copper layers in Eagle

[Ingo Debus]

Am 05.01.2009 um 18:44 schrieb Matthias Herrmann:

> the thing is: there is actually a script for swapping layers. you  
> could this
> manually, as described by ingo.

I almost suspected that. But this script doesn't come with the Eagle  
package, does it?


> 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!
>

Argh! I thought you could use any layer for this purpose, but you're  
right, this doesn't work.
Working with Eagle for almost four years now, but it's still full of  
mysteries... why aren't all layers created equal?


> 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?

I think so.


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

Or ask someone with a registered version to do that for you.

Ingo