gaussmarkov: diy fx

In Eagle, one usually creates a schematic first and then, based upon the schematic, a layout. Files for each, the schematic and the layout, are saved in a project folder. In this post, we will show how to create a new project folder in Eagle’s Control Panel and how to create a new schematic file within that project.

First, we are going to create a new project that will contain our new schematic. Right-click on the project folder where the new project will go and select the “New Project” menu option, as shown below.

The projects folder will open and you are given the opportunity to name the new project folder. We will use “Basic Fuzz Face” as our new project name. You can always rename a project by right-clicking on the project folder.

Similarly, we create a new schematic for a project by right-clicking on the project folder and choosing the menu option “New > Schematic.”

Above, we are doing this for our new project folder “Basic Fuzz Face.” This will automatically open a new window for our new schematic. You assign a name to the new schematic when you save it in the Eagle schematic layout editor.

After choosing “New > Schematic”, a schematic layout editor window opens as shown here. The window’s title bar shows that the schematic has the initial name “untitled.” When you choose “File > Save as” you can assign another name, just as in many other Windows editors.

Although you cannot see it, my cursor was hovering over the “Add” button on the left tool bar of the window when I did the window capture. The button is highlighted and a little light yellow “Add” flag has opened beneath the button. Also, the comment “Add a part” appears near the lower left corner of the window.

Clicking on the “Add” button opens a new window described on the page eagle: components.