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Create manufacturing-ready footprints & 3D models with Autodesk Library.io
If you ever made a PCB, you quickly realized that the component library of the PCB design software is usually pretty limited for such sophisticated programs. Usually, one has to resort to external tools to access the schematic symbols, footprints and 3D models, or design our own in the...
Continue ReadingEAGLE Autorouter, When & How To Use
Designing a PCB layout is a work of engineering art, includes placing components and routing them through different layers. So when you assign the same job for different engineers, each one would make it in his own way. But sometimes when working on a complex design some help may be...
Continue ReadingHow to Read Your First Autodesk EAGLE Schematic
Back to basics. Here is a tutorial on autodesk.com blog on how to read schematics: The schematic forms the building block of every electrical circuit, and even if you aren’t designing one yourself, knowing how to read one is invaluable. And with some schematic reading knowledge in...
Continue ReadingEAGLE Is Now Released By Autodesk
After acquiring CadSoft in June 2016, Autodesk released a new version of EAGLE with new features that improve program functions and a new pricing plan. The new version of Eagle added a modular design blocks feature to the schematic editor that allows you to quickly replicate...
Continue ReadingIntroducing Autodesk Circuits Simulator For Beginner
Circuits.io is an online platform created by Autodesk for hardware hackers. It provides a browser-based application for designing, simulating electronic circuits and creating PCB boards. Autodesk circuits simulator can simulate Arduino-based projects for testing designs and programs...
Continue ReadingEagle 7.6.2 – First Beta Release After Autodesk’s Acquisition of Cadsoft
It has been one month since the Autodesk’s acquisition of Cadsoft. After the acquisition, they redesigned the website and changed the domain name from cadsoftusa.com to cadsoft.io. It seems that Autodesk is going very fast toward sharing with community what they intend to do with...
Continue ReadingBuild an Arduino boost converter
Lucas Reed has a tutorial on how to build a boost converter using an Arduino. Have you ever needed to power a project that's not near an outlet? Have you needed to test using different voltages? Are you curious about analog circuits and power? Using Autodesk Circuits and a lead-acid...
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