The red layer is the TOP layer, in other words the copper layer on the same
side as the parts. The Blue layer is the Bottom layer, or the copper layer on
the other side of the board. When making a single sided board the layer you
choose depends on the parts you are using. If you are using surface mount,
you want to use the red layer, if using through hole, you probably want the
blue layer. When I make boards that have a mix, I try to use the red layer,
and simply place the through hole components on the back.
Chris
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On Thursday 09 March 2006 09:52 am, alan00463 wrote:
> I completed my schematic capture with the freeware version of EAGLE
> and have begun board layout. I am enjoying it, although I still have
> to learn which layers correspond to the physical layers on the PCB.
> I am just keeping all my traces in the red layer. I think that
> corresponds to the copper trace side of the board.
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> Now I am trying to figure out how to make a copper-filled polygon in
> the red layer. I figured out how to make a closed polygonal figure
> with the trace command.
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> But my polygons aren't filled. They're hollow. Or is that just
> the way they look on the computer screen?
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> I looked in the HELP. Apparently I have to set the 'fill mode' to
> SOLID for this operation. How do I do that? Also, how do I set
> the line width for this operation?
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> Alan
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