Eagle PCB Tutorial: Custom Library

[@pw700z]

This tutorial prevented me from smashing my computer and never opening Eagle again.

[@IlyaMikhelson]

I'm really glad I could help prevent such a tragedy!

[@richardtoftness5707]

I can sympathize completely. I still don't understand why Eagle can't make their library functions easier to use.

[@Sedonapass]

I SMASHED IT. FUCK EAGLE. FUCK THIS.

[@israeldlr4365]

Why can't everyone who make eagle tutorials be as clear, straightforward and brief as this great man here.

[@capitaohectorbarbossa9172]

Because Eagle fucking sucks.

[@TheStratexplorer]

This is by far the best tutorial on Eagle I've found. Couldn't thank you enough

[@IlyaMikhelson]

Thank you for such a nice compliment!

[@benutzernamenichtverfugbar4977]

@@IlyaMikhelson The Autodesk website says about the tPlace/bPlace layers: "You need to be careful when using this layer not to place silkscreen on any soldered areas. Otherwise, you could risk creating a short on your board or creating a unsolderable pad." So I'm wondering if it is ok to draw over a pad on tPlace layer. Do manufacturers automatically ignore silkscreen on Pads, or should I use layer 51 when drawing over pads to prevent issues?

[@IlyaMikhelson]

@@benutzernamenichtverfugbar4977 That's technically correct that you shouldn't use the tPlace or bPlace on pads, but it also depends on the board manufacturer. The last time I did this, my manufacturer ignored it. But it's better to be safe and to avoid this. As far as layer 51, it depends on your goal. Layer 51 does not generally get printed, it's purely for documentation for yourself. Therefore, it is perfectly safe to put on pads, but it will not show up on your printed board.

[@weiye701]

The best Eagle custom library tutorial! Very easy to follow through. Thank you so much!

[@anukritsaxena6328]

The best "custom library" tutorial that you'll find on the internet! Good job Ilya!

[@마이클패러데이-o8o]

I'm really grate full for such a kind explaination

[@IlyaMikhelson]

I'm very glad I could help!

[@derricktebusweke6264]

I am using Eagle 9.6.2 and there are a little differences, like custom 3D model in Fusion360, but all in all the explanation has been solid and spot on, From creating a library to custom footprint to device and then creating a symbol was well explained. Thank you.

[@IlyaMikhelson]

Thank you for your kind words!

[@joshuabarber4733]

Your tutorial is much better than the AutoDesk Tutorial.

[@joshuaandresblancojerez6455]

This is the best tutorial of eagle, thanks for that, you have a really good sound and nice voice tones to not sound boring and really good practices designing PCB

[@IlyaMikhelson]

Thank you for your kind words!

[@baconsledge]

Excellent tutorial on how to do this... best that I have found. I so often have to refresh my memory for creating my own parts. Thanks!

[@IlyaMikhelson]

Thank you for your kind words!

[@Reach3DPrinters]

Watched it twice now to help it stick. Thanks for a perfect tutorial.

[@davidw7015]

After watching this video I subscribed to your channel. No music. good audio, to the point, just the right amount of detail, GREAT JOB! I started PCB layout with tape on mylar, PITA. Within a year I got PCAD, circa 1987, and used it until Altium bought it and ruined the program trying to improve it. I looked at EAGLE but it was not up to PCAD functionality. Many years have passed doing mechanical work and I'm now back to electronics. Altium is too many $ so back to EAGLE and it looks like it is fully functional for my needs anyway. I start by making symbols and parts as I use uncommon components in everything I make. I see that AutoDesk bought EAGLE. That could mean it may get improved to death!

[@IlyaMikhelson]

Thank you for your kind words! And as for Eagle's future, I too fear that AutoDesk's acquisition may be trouble down the line. For now, though, it isn't so bad, save for the fact that you have to re-login often, and that there is a minor version upgrade nearly every week. I hope Eagle continues to serve you well, though!

[@harshsrivastava4575]

By far the best tutorial on Eagle. Every detail is taken care of. Thanks a lot!!

[@IlyaMikhelson]

Thank you for your kind words!

[@sourenamehr6087]

Thank you very much Ilya, it was a perfect tutorial. I have just made an Eagle library for MOSFET CSD16301 step by step using this nice and perfect tutorial!

[@IlyaMikhelson]

Your comment makes me very happy!

[@princetikki]

No other tutorial I found is half as good as this, I had to double check if you worked for Eagle! Much appreciated from Canada.

[@IlyaMikhelson]

Thank you for your kind words! No affiliation with Eagle, just trying to share my experience and make everyone's lives easier :)

[@stephenwilkin5836]

Excellent tutorial, clear and concise, thank you! If you’re looking for a follow up, it would be very helpful to have it updated to include the new features in version 9.5.1, especially managed libraries and creating 3D models to show up in Fusion360.

[@austinbly8406]

A thorough and incredibly helpful walk-through. Thank you very much!

[@iHayri1]

Thank you so much Ilya, after searching for hours for a GPS module, I created it with your great tutorial. Now I can create my own instead of searching the net and not knowing if a footprint is right. Thanks again. One more thing learned :-)

[@IlyaMikhelson]

Thank you for your great feedback! I'm really glad I could help! Being able to create your own footprints definitely opens up a whole new world of prototyping.

[@iHayri1]

You are very welcome, this is really the best tutorial out there. After a little more search I could even create plated slots that various PCB mounted jacks use. Thank you again.

[@peteabdu9179]

Awesome video, thanks for posting. Been delaying making a schematic and PCB because there was no footprint for my part but this walked me through it, thank you!!!

[@IlyaMikhelson]

I'm very glad to help! Making your own components opens up a whole new world in PCB design!

[@Employee1-t2d]

Thank you very much for a detailed video. It was easy to follow through.

[@cristiantalos4042]

You are amazing, please keep doing tutorials, your explannations are extremely accurate, clear and helpfull. Thank you! :)

[@TheMoistpotato]

Fantastic video, even though im using eagle 9.5.1 the interface and icons are nearly identical to your older version. Only difference is that eagle calls the "packages" "footprints" now. but same difference. Took a pcb noob like me a whole 2 seconds to figure that out. You have helped me greatly in designing custom components for my project.

[@IlyaMikhelson]

Thank you for your kind words. I often worry that they'll change the interface, but so far so good! There are definitely some nice additions in the newer versions, but the core functionality and interface is mostly the same (except for what you mentioned).

[@ls_82]

Best tutorial that I have see about this subject. Thank you!

[@IlyaMikhelson]

I'm very glad I could be of help!

[@AssetMalik]

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[@turnerkirk1920]

I agree with everyone else. Way better tutorial than Autodesk could ever make

[@IlyaMikhelson]

I'm very glad I could help!

[@joev3018]

One of the best videos I've seen. Thanks. Regarding thermal vias: Are the thermal vias added in the part, or after the part is on a PCB? How are they added to a part.

[@amtpdb1]

Great video and answers alot of my questions! After I watch it 3 or 4 MORE times(3 times already) I hope to be able to get one done myself. Thanks again.

[@IlyaMikhelson]

I'm really glad I could be of help!

[@Aocochodzi35]

Thank you so much, without that I wouldn't be able to pass last semester.

[@danielaleopizzi5647]

Thank you very much indeed, dear Ilya! Your tutorial helped me to enalrge pads of an SMD component for which I used wrong library and had too small pad to solder. So with your help I created my own component library. I wish you all the best. Thank you for spent your time to help community. I will put component for flying balloons on radio-signals.com. (I'm Daniela's husband, Mr. Roberto Pietrafesa).

[@IlyaMikhelson]

I'm very glad I could help! And thank you for sharing your results!

[@derofromdown-under2832]

Great tutorial Ilya, well done... 10/10

[@auxproxprox5252]

Nice tutorial Ilya! Thanks!!!

[@IlyaMikhelson]

You are very welcome!

[@ediasjr]

The best by far. Thank you very much!

[@IlyaMikhelson]

You're very welcome!

[@cavalier3920]

Very helpful. Thanks. @3:30 the question of the "PWSON" acronym: it stands for Pwastic Small Outline No-Lead. I know; it is a tongue twister. Hope it helps.

[@diego_garcia_cacho]

Man you are the best, I used this for the new version of eagle in fusion and it works with a bit of clicking around... man thanks so much

[@IlyaMikhelson]

I'm very glad it still is helpful even with the new version!

[@ChristoCJ03]

Thanks, it was helpful, please make more videos.

[@IlyaMikhelson]

I'm very glad I could be of help!

[@richard_wenner]

Well done - this is an excellent presentation. Thanks for your efforts!

[@flymario8046]

I rewatch this video each time I make a PCB.

[@IlyaMikhelson]

I'm very glad to hear that!

[@cinnaeus5950]

This is a very helpful video. This is where I have been hung up in starting to learn. I have one question. In my version of Eagle, I don’t see “package”, mine has “footprint”, is this the same thing?

[@IlyaMikhelson]

I'm very glad I could be of help! In newer versions, it is called "footprint" instead of "package", since they also introduced "3D packages".

[@nusrathassan4951]

It was very helpful. Thank you so much!

[@IlyaMikhelson]

You are very welcome!

[@MightyTechGuy]

The best tutorial on youtube...Thanks:)

[@IlyaMikhelson]

My pleasure! And thank you for your kind words!

[@alfredorenteriavillanueva7462]

I think the silkscreen is going to interfere with the actual copper pads. You should avoid overlapping copper and silkscreen layers.

[@hveliorum8252]

Thank you 10'000. This helped me out a lot!!!

[@IlyaMikhelson]

I'm very glad I could help!

[@lurrehsinigang2073]

Thank you so much. This is an amazing tutorial.

[@frosz]

This is a VERY good tutorial. ty

[@IlyaMikhelson]

I'm very glad I could be of help!

[@AbhishekJha-es3zs]

Thankyou sir, thanks for making this tutorial.

[@IlyaMikhelson]

My pleasure!

[@orarinnarni6886]

Very useful ! Thank you

[@IlyaMikhelson]

Glad it was helpful!

[@bonadio60]

Really great, thank you!!

[@IlyaMikhelson]

You're very welcome!

[@electriclocha]

useful video thank you sir

[@KjartanAndersen]

Excellent tutorial!

[@IlyaMikhelson]

Thank you!

[@taoufikulislam]

Thanks for making such a splendid tutorial :-)

[@IlyaMikhelson]

Always happy to help!

[@JasonRobards2]

excellent tutorial!

[@IlyaMikhelson]

Thank you!

[@0Arturo0]

Very nice explanation! , I followed and i did it

[@IlyaMikhelson]

I'm very glad I could help!

[@joaoranhel7878]

Very nice tutorial... Thank you!

[@IlyaMikhelson]

Glad I could help!

[@shepherdkruse4422]

Hey! Awesome Tutorial! So helpful!

[@IlyaMikhelson]

I'm very glad I could help!

[@AhmadAsmndr]

really helpful thank you

[@IlyaMikhelson]

My pleasure! Very glad I could help!

[@xThirdOpsx]

Thank-you-so-much!

[@IlyaMikhelson]

You're welcome!

[@isshongwe]

Great tutorial, I tried the tutorial from Eagle and couldn't finish it.

[@IlyaMikhelson]

Thank you for your kind words!

[@davekinghorn9567]

Why did you design the 1st pad as a horizontal element then rotate it vertical? Is it equivalent to just designing the vertical element in the first place?

[@MrDrSnap]

Thank you!

[@navaneethakrishnan3712]

THANK YOU SO MUCH, excellent explanation. can you please share me how to create thru-holes for USB connectors

[@IlyaMikhelson]

For thru-hole component, you would use the "Pad" tool (next to the "SMD" tool) when designing your part.

[@udokraus4280]

This tutorial is very interesting and helpful, but before I can start to create a new part I have one difficulty - I can't minimize the part of the screen containing description ... . So the area for creating is much too small.

[@himura128]

noob question, how can i change the directory for libraries? right now i have it at default which is annoying

[@IlyaMikhelson]

In the Control Panel, go to Options (at the top), and select Directories. You should be able to add (or remove) directories from there. I hope this helps!

[@lordsebas893]

Great video!

[@oDzTV]

Can u show how to make custom shaped smd pad? thanks

[@cesarfranklerpomadiego1042]

Thank you Friend

[@IlyaMikhelson]

My pleasure!

[@phil85813]

Great tutorial, better than the ones Autodesk are making ;-)

[@IlyaMikhelson]

Thank you, that means a lot to me!

[@patprop74]

Thank you , this was helpful

[@Graham1904]

You do not put tPlace on top of pads. Why on earth did you draw the symbol sideways as the DS shows it vertical. If you then turn your variant around the GND pin is at the top!

[@dutch759]

thanks a lot for this video

[@IlyaMikhelson]

My pleasure!

[@dutch759]

@@IlyaMikhelson One question, while making the symbol, we don't have to be careful about the size of the microcontroller like we were while making the package? what if the symbol is too big in size? does that mean i would have to redraw it ?

[@IlyaMikhelson]

@@dutch759 The size of the symbol does not matter as it is not physical, whereas the package is. I am not sure what you mean by "too big" though. Can you please elaborate?

[@dutch759]

@@IlyaMikhelson Really appreciate the quick response. Let's say I am making a circuit schemetic like u showed on 26:21 and my symbol, which I made with no measurements in mind, is way bigger than other components and is not suitable. Would I have to redo it or is there any way to make it smaller so I can fit it nicely.

[@IlyaMikhelson]

@@dutch759 That should not be a problem. I have made some very large components, just because that's what allowed me to show the pins as easily as possible (e.g. 144 pin MCUs), and it no problem. The whole point of the symbol is to show the functionality clearly, so you should make it as big as necessary to allow for that.

[@devstefancho]

good tutorial

[@aniketdali]

Thank You

[@IlyaMikhelson]

My pleasure!

[@ericaclark9273]

thankyou

[@IlyaMikhelson]

You're welcome!

[@ahmedmbarak5146]

my dimensions of the pad have a (8x) in them. I don't know what the real dimensions are?

[@IlyaMikhelson]

The (8x) implies that there are 8 such pads of the given dimension. This is not a part of the actual dimension.

[@flippantfishtaco3132]

After following this tutorial, my device does not contain either my package or my symbol. Where did I go wrong?

[@IlyaMikhelson]

Did you make sure to save your library before exiting?

[@angelatseng3291]

謝謝老師～

[@silvertongues2]

finding this really hard with Eagle 9.6 - it seems quite different.

[@IlyaMikhelson]

What are the differences you are seeing, besides just UI differences? I would be happy to clarify any ambiguities.

[@morningstar7009]

How do i type bar above letters for the pin names?

[@IlyaMikhelson]

You start with an exclamation point before the pin name.

[@morningstar7009]

@@IlyaMikhelson Exclamation mark?

[@IlyaMikhelson]

Something like this: !EN

You need to be careful when using this tplace layer not to place silkscreen on any soldered areas. Otherwise, you could risk creating a short on your board or creating a unsolderable pad.

[@IlyaMikhelson]

Thank you for your comment. From my experience with the various fabrication facilities I have used, none of them have ever covered solder pads or created shorts due to the tplace layer. However, your experience is definitely valuable. Would you mind sharing which fabrication facilities have done this, so other viewers will know to be careful?

@@IlyaMikhelson Actually, i haven't tried yet but i read from AutoDesk Blog. www.autodesk.com/products/eagle/blog/every-layer-explained-autodesk-eagle/

[@IlyaMikhelson]

Thank you for linking the article! I did a little more digging, and it looks like you are right to caution. It appears it is up to the fabrication facility to remove silkscreen on top of pads, but is not something that happens by default. It seems that most reputable facilities will do that, but it is best to not cover the pads in the first place. Thank you for pointing this out!

@@IlyaMikhelson You're welcome. I sent connection request on LinkEdin. I would like to meet you.

[@WilliamBrumble]

Does anybody else draw the pads in Sketchup and measure the centers of all the pads then just use coordinates inside eagle?

[@woooter15]

watch at 1.5x speed. youre welcome

[@Tranzeis]

Good tutorial, but silk screen on solder pad? Mehhh!

[@Harrzack]

Would have been MUCH easier to use if you SPOKE!

[@IlyaMikhelson]

Can you please elaborate?

[@paulstringer8554]

OUTDATED

[@IlyaMikhelson]

Thanks for your comment. Can you please specify which parts (besides the layout of the software) are no longer applicable so I can make modifications?

[@paulstringer8554]

@@IlyaMikhelson I think a newbie to the software would struggle (as I did :-) ) as the layout and terminology has all changed. I'm using 9.6.2 Though I'd followed it all correctly but must have missed something as I can see my part but get nothing added to my schematic. Probably easier to follow on the latest version... maybe...

[@IlyaMikhelson]

@@paulstringer8554 That's fair. Learning the software is hard enough, and adding a different layout to it makes it even harder. As far as your part showing up in the schematic, make sure your custom library is enabled (by clicking the green dot next to it in the navigation bar). Then, it should appear when you go to add a part to your schematic. I hope that helps!

[@rafaelalexandre3107]

I dont like

[@dicktonyboy]

The very best quality video. Great style, concise obviously based on a great deal of experience. Thank you.

[@IlyaMikhelson]

I'm very glad I could help!

[@Yakadellic]

Great help! Thank you!

[@IlyaMikhelson]

My pleasure!

[@samnissan2003]

Thank you!

[@IlyaMikhelson]

You are very welcome!