============================================== E A G L E - L A Y O U T - S O F T W A R E Information about Version 5.3.0 ============================================== Updating from older versions ---------------------------- IMPORTANT: If you are updating from an older version of EAGLE, please make ********* sure you read the file doc\UPDATE entirely before working with this new version! Manual + Tutorial ----------------- The EAGLE manual and tutorial in PDF format can be found in the "doc" subdirectory. Please make sure you read at least the tutorial before beginning to work with EAGLE. Minimum System Requirements --------------------------- - Windows 2000, XP or Vista. Running the CAM Processor in batch mode --------------------------------------- Since Windows programs give up their connection to the console they have been started from, you can use the file 'eaglecon.exe' (located in the 'bin' subdirectory) if you want to run the CAM Processor from a batch file. This version of EAGLE is exactly the same as the 'eagle.exe', except that it doesn't disconnect from the console. Type 'eaglecon -?' for a list of CAM Processor options. Printing on custom paper sizes ------------------------------ Printing on custom paper sizes may not work, especially when switching printers in the print dialog. Octagon apertures in Gerber RS-274X format ------------------------------------------ The various Gerber viewers on the market have different ideas about how to display octagon apertures in RS-274X format. There all all kinds of interpretations of the diameter and rotation. When generating octagon apertures in RS-274X format, EAGLE assumes that the viewer will interpret the diameter as the distance between two opposite corners, and that it has to be rotated by 22.5 degrees to achieve the proper alignment. In case your specific viewer interprets these data differently you can adjust this to your viewer's special needs in the file 'eagle.def'. IMPORTANT: Before sending data in RS-274X format to your board house you should make sure you ask them how *their* software will interpret octagon data. Platforms --------- Board, schematic and library files created with EAGLE version 4.11 or later can be exchanged between Linux, Mac OS X and Windows. The binary data format is the same on all platforms. Autorouter job files that have been created with EAGLE for Mac OS X on the PPC platform can't be processed with any other version of EAGLE (and vice versa). Printing fill patterns ---------------------- Printing fill patterns doesn't work with Postscript files. If you want to print fill patterns, create a PDF file and then print that file. Electrical Schematics --------------------- This EAGLE version is suited for drawing schematics and generating other documentation for electrical projects, according to the European standard. The descriptions of the specific libraries and user language programs, as well as the tutorial covering this topic, are written in German. At present, there are no plans to offer these features for the English- speaking market. Feel free to use them, but there will be no support in English. Language -------- EAGLE uses the same language as the operating system it is running on (provided the necessary language specific text files are available). To override this, you can set the environment variable LANG to the desired value, as in SET LANG=de_DE (under Windows) before starting EAGLE. =================== ========================= SALES INFORMATION =============================== =================== EAGLE is a program of: CadSoft Computer, Inc. 19620 Pines Blvd. Suite 217 Pembroke Pines, FL 33029 Phone: 954-237-0932 Fax: 954-237-0968 E-Mail: info@cadsoftusa.com Web: http://www.cadsoftusa.com EAGLE is available for Linux, Mac OS X and Windows platforms. =========================================================================== "Linux" is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. "Mac", "Mac OS" and "Apple" are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. "Windows" is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. =========================================================================== Copyright (c) 2008 CadSoft Computer, Inc. - All rights reserved
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