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CadSoft EAGLE Cheat Sheet (DRAFT) by

This is a draft cheat sheet. It is a work in progress and is not finished yet.

File Commands

EDIT
Load/c­reate library element
WRITE
Save Drawing / Library
OPEN
Open library
CLOSE
Close Library
QUIT
Quite EAGLE
EXPORT
Generate ASCII list
SCRIPT
Run command file
USE
Load library
REMOVE
Delete Files

Schematic Commands

NET
Define net
BUS
Draw bus line
JUNCTION
Place connection point
INVOKE
Add certain 'gate' from a placed device
LABEL
Provide label to bus or net
GATESWAP
Swap equivalent 'gates'
PINSWAP
Swap equivalent pins
ERC
Perform electronic rule check
BOARD
Create a board from a schematic
 

Create­/Edit Drawings or Libraries

ARC
Draw arc
CIRCLE
Draw Circle
POLYGON
Draw Polygon
RECT
Draw rectangle
WIRE
Draw line or routed track
TEXT
Add text
ADD
Add element
COPY
Copy object
GROUP
Define Group for next action
CUT
Cut Group
PASTE
Paste Group
DELETE
Delete Object
MIRROR
Mirror Object (Move to opposite layer)
MOVE
Move or Rotate Object
ROTATE
Rotate Object
NAME
Name Object
VALUE
Enter/­Change component value
SMASH
Prepare NAME/VALUE text for moving
SPLIT
Bend wire/line
LAYER
Create­/Change Layer

Display commands

WINDOW
Choose screen window
DISPLAY
Displa­y/hide layers
ASSIGN
Assign keys
CHANGE
Change parameters
GRID
Define grid/unit
MENU
Configure command menu
SET
Set program parameters
 

Library Commands

RENAME
Rename symbol­/pa­cka­ge/­device
CONNECT
Define pin/pad assignment
PACKAGE
Define package for device
PREFIX
Define default prefix for device
VALUE
Define if value text can be changed
PAD
Add pad to a package
SMD
Add a smd pad to a package
PIN
Add pin to a symbol
HOLE
Define non-co­nne­cting hole
REMOVE
Delete library elements

Misc Commands

AUTO
Start Autorouter
HELP
Show Help Page
INFO
Show inform­ation about object
MARK
Set/Remove measuring mark
OPTOMIZE
Join wire segments
RUN
Run ULP script
SHOW
Highlight object
UNDO
Undo Command
REDO
Redo Command
PRINT
Print to Printer
UPDATE
Update Library object