The EAGLE Layout Editor is an easy to use, yet powerful tool for designing printed circuit boards (PCBs). This tour will take you through all the major steps from drawing a schematic over routing the board to finally generating your CAM data - and beyond!
General

* online Forward- and Back-Annotation
* context sensitive help function
* no hardware copy protection!
* multiple windows for board, schematic and library
* powerful User Language
* integrated text editor
* available for Windows und Linux

Layout Editor

* maximum drawing area 1.6 x 1.6m (64 x 64 inch)
* resolution 1/10,000mm (0.1 micron)
* up to 16 signal layers
* conventional and SMT parts
* comes with a full set of part libraries
* easily create your own parts with the fully integrated library editor
* undo/redo function for ANY editing command, to any depth
* script files for batch command execution
* copper pouring
* cut and paste function for copying entire sections of a drawing
* design rule check

Schematic Editor

* up to 99 sheets in one shematic
* electrical rule check
* gate- and pinswap
* create a board from a schematic with a single command

Autorouter

* ripup&retry router
* up to 16 signal layers
* routing strategy driven by user definable cost factors

CAM Processor

* Postscript
* pen plotters
* Gerber plotters
* Excellon and Sieb&Meyer drill files
* configurable through ASCII file for easy definition of your own output devices