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Title: Product Design Questions
Post by: themacman33 on April 05, 2014, 10:01:43 pm

I am using Eagle to design my first product! I already have a schematic drawn out on paper, but I am having problems finding components and Eagle files.
For example, I need a SMD 10uF 25V capacitor. I found a Panasonic one, but they don't give you the package type or CAD files.
What should I do? How do professionals pick components and find Eagle files?

Thanks!
-Mac

Title: Re: Product Design Questions
Post by: madires on April 05, 2014, 10:32:56 pm

Please check the RCL lib.

BTW, there's an Eagle area at https://www.eevblog.com/forum/eagle/ (https://www.eevblog.com/forum/eagle/) ;-)

Title: Re: Product Design Questions
Post by: themacman33 on April 05, 2014, 11:25:36 pm

Haha! I didn't see that!
Thanks.

Title: Re: Product Design Questions
Post by: kizzap on April 06, 2014, 09:50:45 am

if you struggle to find things use *. It gives any matching parts with those letters in it :)

Title: Re: Product Design Questions
Post by: made2hack on April 07, 2014, 05:38:44 pm

Element 14's website has a section called theknode, where you can download a bunch of Eagle Cad libraries from different manufacturers.

theknode (http://www.element14.com/community/community/knode?ICID=menubar_knode)

There are the Eagle Cadsoft Libraries of components on their website:
Eagle Library (https://www.cadsoftusa.com/downloads/libraries)

Here is a how to make your own package tutorial from dangerous prototypes
How to make parts in Cadsoft Eagle (http://dangerousprototypes.com/2012/03/07/how-to-make-parts-in-cadsoft-eagle/)

If I don't find the package, I sometimes find it is faster to create your own in Eagle using the datasheet as opposed to finding the eagle library online.