Eagle v. 7 PCB design software has an updated design environment and increased flexibility, enabling development of custom schematics. New features include an enhanced autorouter with significantly less transition points, and which uses multi-core machines, running each routing variant on its own processor simultaneously. Offers multiple configurations of the same routed board to choose from. Supports larger design teams and more complex designs by enabling large schematic designs to be organized into small functional blocks, which can be assigned to different team members and then easily integrated when complete. This hierarchical methodology offers a “global view” of the functional blocks of a project, making it easier to locate and change aspects of the schematic or layout.

Enhanced license management features have also been introduced to protect customers’ software investment, while enabling single-user licensors to install the software on up to two devices. For multi-user license owners it will be easier to manage the seats from a license server with better protection of the software.

Has a new ULP to export IDF files. A basic model with placeholders for the 3D models of all components can be exported, to be used for preliminary checking. A comprehensive 3D model can be created with Simplified Solution’s “IDF-to-3D” tool. 

CadSoft Computer, a Premier Farnell Co., http://www.cadsoftusa.com/neu-in-v7/

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