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Eagle CAD Making A Generic Schematic for later cut & paste operations

Mike_GTNMike_GTN Posts: 106
edited 2010-01-11 05:45 in General Discussion
Hi Everyone,

Thinking about options for using Eagle PCB CAD for creating some basic circuits that might be used in several different projects. What trying to ask is that if I created say for example a simple 7805 voltage regulator circuit with capacitors and protection diode. Save this as a complete schematic. I then go on to design A Basic Stamp Circuit / Propeller something. Within my Propeller or Stamp circuit have also used C1 - C4 (Capacitors etc) is there a script that will renumber for me·after the implant. Or is it down to manual editing and checking on my part?

I think me seem to be asking for quite an easy·deal here....


Regards

Mike.

Comments

  • RickBRickB Posts: 395
    edited 2010-01-09 21:44
    Have you asked here?
    http://forums.eagletoolkit.com/
  • AleAle Posts: 2,363
    edited 2010-01-10 08:09
    when you add the snip of circuit using the "paste" function all components are renumbered. Some traces in busses can get renumbered too.
    Try it:

    open you sinp schematic, select what you need and click "copy". Close schematic.
    open new schematic and click on "paste"... done !

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  • mctriviamctrivia Posts: 3,772
    edited 2010-01-11 04:57
    what i would like is a way to copy both schematic and pcb layouts. there are lots of things like switching power supplies that need to be pain stackingly re placed every new circuit you make.

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  • T ChapT Chap Posts: 4,223
    edited 2010-01-11 05:45
    If you copy a schematic and paste it back into the same circuit, then the parts will be renumbered. If this is a problem that they are renumbered on the PCB, then run the Panelize ULP. Panelize will create a copy of the names and values layer, and place the new copy on a new layer. You then hide the old names and values layer and use the new panelized layer.

    What I do for making multiple boards using copy and paste is:

    Design all separate boards in Eagle. After the boards are routed and final, copy the board only and paste to a new larger "panel" board, in which there will be no schematic referenced any longer. On the new panel board, you paste the boards, with the names and values layers hidden. The PCB artwork will use the panelized layer that has all the original names and values in tact just as they were on the original board. If you need to edit a board within the panel, you must go back the original board file, edit it, copy it again and paste it back to the panel(0bviosly deleting the old board first).
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