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Where are stand-offs in Eagle?#141537

By Hemi - Tue Mar 20, 2012 2:42 pm

- Tue Mar 20, 2012 2:42 pm #141537

Hey All,

I'm using Eagle 6.1.0 Light and following the tutorial http://www.sparkfun.com/tutorials/108 for help designing my own project.

I've tried searching for *stand-off* and tried other suggestions that I've read in the comments on that page but can't seem to find this component for the keepout ring. I downloaded all the libraries at https://github.com/sparkfun/SparkFun-Eagle-Libraries

Could someone tell me where it's located at?

Thanks!

Re: Where are stand-offs in Eagle?#151439

By Hemi - Wed Nov 07, 2012 7:55 am

- Wed Nov 07, 2012 7:55 am #151439

Still looking for these elusive standoffs...

Re: Where are stand-offs in Eagle?#151442

By Ross Robotics - Wed Nov 07, 2012 8:51 am

- Wed Nov 07, 2012 8:51 am #151442

Stand-offs are not part of the PCB. They are hardware for mounting PCBs. Stand-offs mount by the holes in your PCB. There is a standard library in Eagle for mounting holes called "hole." Sparkfun's library as a mounting hole as well, but just one size.

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Re: Where are stand-offs in Eagle?#151450

By Hemi - Wed Nov 07, 2012 12:14 pm

- Wed Nov 07, 2012 12:14 pm #151450

Thanks, I hadn't tried searching for mounting hole. At any rate, I just installed the latest sparkfun libraries and found it.

Re: Where are stand-offs in Eagle?#151552

By langwadt - Fri Nov 09, 2012 6:17 pm

- Fri Nov 09, 2012 6:17 pm #151552

codlink wrote:Stand-offs are not part of the PCB. They are hardware for mounting PCBs. Stand-offs mount by the holes in your PCB. There is a standard library in Eagle for mounting holes called "hole." Sparkfun's library as a mounting hole as well, but just one size.

often the right thing to do is to have standoffs part of the schematic/pcb, it means they are in BOM and you are sure the holes are the right size for the type of standoff you intend to use and something you want a pad not a hole so the stand of is connected (to ground usually)

but of course for one-ofs just pick the right hole size and be done with it

Re: Where are stand-offs in Eagle?#151557

By Ross Robotics - Fri Nov 09, 2012 10:54 pm

- Fri Nov 09, 2012 10:54 pm #151557

Thanks Lang, never knew that! Figured standoffs were pretty much standard size. That's what I get for building computers.. Used to the stand-offs being just one size.

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Re: Where are stand-offs in Eagle?#151615

By langwadt - Sun Nov 11, 2012 2:07 pm

- Sun Nov 11, 2012 2:07 pm #151615

codlink wrote:Thanks Lang, never knew that! Figured standoffs were pretty much standard size. That's what I get for building computers.. Used to the stand-offs being just one size.

don't want to make it more complicated than it is, just putting a few 3mm hole on the pcb will work just fine.
but sometimes you want a specific length etc. and if you do it in the schematic it in th BOM

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