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Re: SV: [Homebrew_PCBs] Eagle part placement crosshairs,, help!!!

2007-07-17 by timbomcnuckle

Thanks for the rsponse, I managed to figure out my stupid mistake 
later that day and made the correct printfile-- all fixed now! Also 
gave me the chance to go back over the layout and make some much 
needed ammendments. Thanks again
 jd


--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Henrik Olsson" <henrik-
olsson@...> wrote:
>
> Hi,
> The crosshairs are on layer tOrigins and bOrigins so it's just a 
matter of
> turning those layers off if you don't want them. If you turn off 
tPlace and
> bPlace you'll get rid of the crosshairs and the component outlines.
> 
> /Henrik Olsson.
> 
> 
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> För timbomcnuckle
> Skickat: den 14 juli 2007 22:42
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> Ämne: [Homebrew_PCBs] Eagle part placement crosshairs,, help!!!
> 
> Sorry for the dramatic title(!!!) but I am having a bummer problem
> that is holding me up and definitely stupid.
> 
>  Is there a way to get rid of the tiny 'crosshairs' that 
automatically
> are placed when one uses a lib part under Eagle? They are causing my
> printed layouts to have an unwanted 'trace'- which I imagine would 
be
> lost in etching but don't want to take the chance. The part itself 
is
> obviously very small else I wouldn't be having this issue, but here 
I am.
> 
>  - rather small package DFN10, so difficult to proto. I made a small
> 'breakout' board to pin the device out to a DIL10. 
These 'crosshairs'
> are only showing one very small amount of a line but comes very 
close
> to shorting the VCC to GND.
> 
>  I'm also noticing a lot of other small errors in the layout when it
> is this small and printed (to a file or paper), but I guess that is
> the price to pay for DIY?
> 
>  Anyone know how I can get rid of the placement crosshair? Just 
print
> the layout under the lib editor?
>

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