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Turn your EAGLE schematic into a PCB

Step 15Neaten up: smash package text

Neaten up: smash package text
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If we want the names of components to be legible on the top of the board (transferred via toner transfer), or just to look good on printouts, they names and values probably have to be moved from their default locations. In order to move the text separately from the device itself, we use the "SMASH" command. (Why is it called "smash" ? I dunno!)

Select the SMASH icon from the menu, then click each component whose text you want to move. If this is ALL of the components, there's a ULP that will smash everything (but ULPs are a subject for possible future instructables. Or the EAGLE manuals.)

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