Turn your EAGLE schematic into a PCB

Step 22 Useless commands

These are menu icons that I don't find at all useful in creating boards, at least not from schematics (and I feel that you should always make schematics to go with your boards; borh for self-documentation and the error-checking capabilities that are added.)

SHOW SHOW is more useful from the text command area. I think.
DUPLICATE Duplicate an object. Usually done in the schematic.
ADD Add a component. Usuaully done in the schematic.
REPLACE
JOIN Happens automatically, usually?
POLYGON more useful from the text command area.
SIGNAL Create a signal. Usually done in the schematic

Comments

[eriol]

using this instructable for creating a guitar pedal with friends.
thank you for sharing

[hudxisme]

Do you mind to tell me how do you usually mirror the PCB board layout? Normally what im practicing is that i will print the PCB layout in pdf format then from there use whatever program to flip horizontally before trace them on the PCB board. So how's your opinion?

[westfw]

There is a "mirror" button in the print dialog. Although usually for a board with traces on the bottom, you don't WANT "mirror", because the printout is already mirrored by virtue of being viewed from the top, and/or from being flipped over for "iron-on" type application... (OTOH, I think printing to PDF or postscript and then using a high-quality PDF or Postscript printing utility may have other advantages, so I wouldn't say that the way you're doing things now is wrong...)

[hudxisme]

You are really helpful. i found that mirror button. Thanks very much.

[MrGAmba]

Cool instructable, for long I didn't know how to make earth planes and stuff. But now I do ,thnx.