[sdiy] PC board from artwork?

matt holland matt at mattholland.org
Mon Oct 24 06:47:21 CEST 2016


Ive long wondered why so many Eagle schematics I've seen were cramped to
the point of unreadability. Makes sense now.

On Oct 22, 2016 7:08 AM, "Ingo Debus" <igg.debus at t-online.de> wrote:

>
> > Am 22.10.2016 um 03:00 schrieb rsdio at audiobanshee.com:
> >
> > The restrictions for the free version of EAGLE have changed over the
> years. Be sure to visit their web site to see what the exact limitations
> are these days.
>
> You can have two pages of schematics in the free version now (formerly
> only one). This allows you to use the modules feature.
>
>
> > Unfortunately, the paid versions seem to be more expensive than they
> used to be, at least at the feature level I previously had.
>
> Depends if you need to use it commercially or not. There’s a reasonably
> priced „maker“ version for non-commercial use. BTW, you cannot use the free
> version commercially either (but the version for commercial use with the
> same features as the free version is cheap).
>
>
> > I waited for the upgrade to go on sale before I could justify the added
> expensive of upgrading.
> >
> > That said, the ergonomics of EAGLE have improved vastly! Previously, I
> could never seem to remember the condoned method for zooming or scrolling.
> I would usually use the mouse or trackpad and be confused by the result.
> Now, EAGLE is fully integrated with OSX interface controls. I can scroll
> and pinch zoom from my MacBook Pro trackpad without even thinking about it.
> Kudos to CADSoft for finally putting in the effort to modernize their
> software.
>
> That’s great, isn’t it? Now, the icing on the cake would be the
> possibility to rotate components with the same gesture that rotates pages
> in Apple Preview.
>
> Ingo
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