Homebrew PCBs

Alan,
I've been fooling around with Eagle for several months now, and I'm
still a newbie!  I didn't start using ground planes/copper pours until
the last 3 months or so.  I've learned a lot this week about some
things I was wondering about following this thread here on the group.
 I'm presently trying to learn the DipTrace program as well, while
continuing to work in Eagle.  There's a really good tutorial on
DipTrace that actually makes sense(except for the names of the
programs that are used to make components).

Ted

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "alan00463" <alan00463@...> wrote:
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> --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "kilocycles" <kilocycles@> wrote:
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> >  You can do this trace by trace (segments of traces actually) by
> > clicking on the wrench symbol, setting the desired trace width, and
> > then one by one, clicking on the trace segments you want to change. 
> > You would typically want to do this prior to the polygon fill, of
> > course, to maintain your set clearance around the traces.
> > 
> > Cheers,
> > Ted
> 
> Ted,
> 
> Your comments on setting trace widths were EXTREMELY helpful to me.
> This is my first layout.   I do want to leave lots of copper on the
> trace side of the board.  I tried your technique using the wrench icon
> and it worked great!
> 
> Thanks to all who replied to this newbie.
> 
> Thanks,
> Alan
>