[sdiy] Eagle for PCB Layout

[sleepy_dog at gmx.de]

Tim Ressel wrote:
> I recently had an opportunity to use diptrace. It didn't seem to allow 
> for highlighting a part in the schematic and showing the corresponding 
> part in the layout. Perhaps it was a noob oversight?

It's a few more clicks than in Eagle I guess, I'd like to have it 
automatically, too, and it's one of the most requested features on their 
forum.

The way to do it for now is, after you clicked the net e.g. in schematic 
and it highlights, you look at the net name (either the hovering tool 
tip, or the bar to the right with the net list (may be hidden, look in 
the View menu or press your way through all F keys to see what does what 
;)),
if nets are not sorted, one of the buttons will sort the list.

If you know the net name, you go to the PCB program, look at its net 
list on the right, and click the net name.
It will be highlighted.

Not perfect, but it works. Especially if you named most of your nets 
meaningfully and it's sorting the names.

Similar with changing some part in the schematic: you need to save the 
schematic, then in PCB, you go to File menu, "update from schematic". If 
the PCB is not connected to a schematic yet, you can select the file.

Btw, the DipTrace official  forum is quite helpful and replies quickly 
most of the time.


- Steve

>
> --timmers
>
>
> On 6/30/2018 2:31 PM, Tom Wiltshire wrote:
>> +1 for Diptrace. Does the job, reasonably priced, not a lot of stupid 
>> quirks.
>>
>> Designing your own libraries for every single part you use is an 
>> admission of failure in my view. Any decent package should have the 
>> common stuff in a reliable form or you can forget it. Ok, not 
>> everything is going to have CA3089 or SSM2047, and that’s ok, but I 
>> expect to find CD4013 (for example) without issues. Your priorities 
>> may differ!
>>
>> T.
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