On 4/14/08, William Chops Westfield wrote: > > On Apr 14, 2008, at 2:43 AM, Vasile Surducan wrote: > > On Eagle you can't modify a footprint if is already used by a > > component, so you need to create again a completely new component for > > a simple modification in PCB. > > Nonsense. In EAGLE you can't delete or add PADs to a package that is > in use, but you can certainly change the pad size and placement. No reason to be proud... > (You still have to do this in the library, but you don't need to > create a whole new package.) YOU NEED TO DO IT IN LIBRARY even you change a pad or a whole footprint. > > Since eagle copies all the package/device info into the schematic, > you can also export the library of used components from a published > schematic, then modify and update from that new library, yapp, again only in the library, update library and stuff like this. to avoid > having to change the original (why it isn't an easy step from there > to being able to edit the package within the particular project, I'm > not sure...) I've used Eagle a few years untill I discovered diferences between amator and proffesional CAD... Eagle is for kids and small projects. > > BillW > > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist