How do I copy a layout in EAGLE?

Given a board layout and schematic that you would like to copy.

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Open your *. brd and *.
Switch to your *. brd file.
Go to File>Import and select the same *. brd file.
Place all components. ( this will add a identical sheet to your *.sch file)
For components that are unwanted switch to your *.

How do I copy a PCB layout?

Solution Details

Design ► Layer Stack Manager ► File ► Save (Template) As… ( just Save As…
Design ► Rules: Right-click in left panel of Rules Editor and choose Export Rules, then use ctrl+A to select all, OK, pick a folder – Save.
Copy all components /primitives – ctrl+A in the PCB then ctrl+C, select a reference point.

How do I export PCB layout from EAGLE?

To do this click on File > Print. For the printer select Print to File(PDF). When you do this the dialog will change slightly, you’ll see there is a field called Output File on the on the far right their is a button with in it. Click it, this will allow you to determine where you want to save your PDF file.

How do you make a board and schematic consistent in Eagle?

You must remove the LED from the schematic in order to also remove it from the board and therefore both the board and schematic remain consistent. However there is a quirk in EAGLE that allows us to close the . sch file and make edits to the board such as being able to delete components.

How do you make a design block in Eagle?

Creating a Design Block for an Entire Design

Open a design project or single file from your Autodesk EAGLE Control Panel.
Next, select File » Save as design block to open the Generate Design Block dialog.
Now go ahead and give your design block a Description and add some new Attributes if needed.

How do I copy a schematic in Altium?

Clicking the button on the Schematic Standard toolbar (Schematic Editor), or the Sch Lib Standard toolbar (Schematic Library Editor). Using the Ctrl+C keyboard shortcut. Right-clicking over the selected object then choosing the Copy command from the context menu.

How do I extract Gerber files?

Drill File Secondary Option

From the Board view of your .brd file, select File -> Run ULP.
Choose the file called drillcfg.ulp.
Select the measurement units for your drill file.
Select Ok on this screen.
Choose a file location for your drill files, and that’s it, you have successfully exported your Gerber files!

How do I convert a Gerber File to PDF?

Gerber2PDF is a command-line tool to convert Gerber files to PDF for proofing and hobbyist printing purposes. It converts multiple Gerber files at once, placing the resulting layers each on its own page within the PDF. Each layer has a PDF bookmark for easy reference.

How do you make an EAGLE schematic diagram?

Create new project and schematic Open Eagle’s Control Panel and choose “File->New->Project” from the menu. Add a new schematic to the project by selecting “File->New->Schematic” from the menu. You now have a blank schematic ready for drawing.

How do you fix board and schematics are not consistent in Eagle?

The best approach is to do whatever it takes to correct the errors, in this case it would probably be easiest to remove the parts from both the schematic and the board. Then run ERC is should confirm that consistency has been restored. Only then can you re-insert them.

How do you fix consistency errors in Eagles?

Consistency errors will be at the top. Fix the errors by removing parts, nets, etc. that causes them then try to switch to layout and back. Repeat until the error message disappears.

How do I import design blocks in EAGLE?

Open a design project or single file that you want to create a design block for from your Autodesk EAGLE Control Panel. Next, in your schematic design select File » Save selection as design block, then left-click and drag around the section of circuitry in your schematic that you want to save.

How do you copy a pad in Altium?

Clicking the button on the PCB Standard toolbar (PCB Editor), the PCB Lib Standard toolbar (PCB Library Editor), or the Pad Via Library Standard toolbar (Pad Via Library Editor). Using the Ctrl+C keyboard shortcut. Right-clicking over the selected object then choosing the Copy command from the context menu.

How do you copy and paste in Altium?

Cut, Copy and Paste commands are available via:

Home | Clipboard | in both the PCB and the PCB Library editor.
The standard shortcut key:, Ctrl+X (Cut), Ctrl+C (Copy), Crl+V (Paste).

How do I copy a component from one library to another in Altium?

Select the components in the panel using the standard Ctrl+Click or Shift+Click features, then right-click on one of the selected components and choose Copy from the pop-up menu. You can then right-click in the Components list and: Paste the component(s) back into the same library.

Can you import Gerber files into Eagle?

As of Eagle 7.5, this is indeed possible. It’s a simple case of File->Import->Gerber from the layout editor.