Manual Version 6 - Cadsoft

1 Introduction
onto the Errors entry in the Errors list and the Approve button will be
changed to Approve all...
New Commands
DIMENSION Dimensioning tool
MEANDER Create meanders for length adjustment of traces
in the layout
1.3 General Comments About EAGLE
Component Libraries
The component libraries supplied with EAGLE have been compiled with great
care as an additional service to you, our customer. However, the large
number of available components and suppliers of these components means
that the occasional discrepancy is unavoidable. Please note, therefore, that
CadSoft takes no responsibility for the complete accuracy of information
included in library files.
Please note that libraries are not necessarily identical to former libraries with
the same name. Therefore, it is advisable to back up your old libraries before
installing the new ones.
Additional new libraries, that have not yet been officially released, can be
found on CadSoft's internet site in the download section of
www.cadsoftusa.com.
1.4 Technical Terms
In this manual, in the help function, and in EAGLE itself we frequently use
some technical terms that should be explained here in a few words.
Airwire:
Unrouted connection on a board, displayed in the unrouted layer (= rubber
band).
Blind Via:
A plated-through hole for changing the layer of a track which has not been
drilled through all layers in the production process of a multilayer board.
Buried Via:
A plated-trough hole, which has been drilled through the current layer stack
in the production process like a normal (through) via, but does not connect
all layers of the whole board.
Core:
Two copper layers applied to a solid substrate.
Design Rule Check (DRC):
EAGLE can identify the violation of certain Design Rules (e.g. if two different
tracks overlap or are too close) with the DRC.
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