lwc:hardware:pcb:eagle

Creating a (not necessarily) GND plane (from The Sparkfun Board Tutorial):

  1. polygon
  2. isolate 0.012
  3. set width to width of traces to connect to ground (0.024?)
  4. draw polygon using grid to make sure things line up
  5. choose “name” tool and click in middle of polygon. Name it GND or whatever
  6. ratsnest

Preparing for a DIY milling machine:

Generating for a board house:

generating pick and place (centroid) file. Two versions of this file. From board type “run ” then either:

  • mountsmd.ulp
  • centroid-screamingcircuits-smd.ulp (preferred by pcbway?)


  • lwc/hardware/pcb/eagle.txt
  • Last modified: 2020/11/26 18:05
  • by John Harrison