Imorting PDF reference designs into EaglePCB

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I want to make a PCB based off of a manf reference design, but all I have is a PDF of the traces/drill holes, and a schematic. Is there anyway to use either to start something in EaglePCB or do I just need to start from scratch?

Thanks

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You should really start by doing the schematic, then the PCB.

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stbtra:
I want to make a PCB based off of a manf reference design, but all I have is a PDF of the traces/drill holes, and a schematic. Is there anyway to use either to start something in EaglePCB or do I just need to start from scratch?

Thanks

Nope. You will need to start over from scratch.

James L

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We were just talking about this the other day!

I agree, it’d be awesome to be able to import a schematic as an image that you could put in the background with 25% opacity or as a watermark.

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trialex:
We were just talking about this the other day!

I agree, it’d be awesome to be able to import a schematic as an image that you could put in the background with 25% opacity or as a watermark.

With Diptrace you can place a picture…but I’ve never used the function. I don’t know about Eagle or other software. I quit using Eagle about 2 years ago.

James L

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You can import an image like that onto its own layer with Pulsonix, and lay the tracks down over it on other layers. It’s better to start from scratch with a schematic, though.

Leon

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You can also import a BMP into eagle - theres ULP program that’ll do that that comes with eagle. Convert the PDF to a black+white, indexed color BMP, and import that. Note that you’ll need to know the precise scaling in pixels/inch to get a useful import.

–David Carne