Comments on: Using Eagle3D to Generate Virtual Images http://www.ece101.com/2008/11/using-eagle3d-to-generate-virtual-images/ You can learn from our mistakes. Mon, 02 Aug 2010 16:33:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Alfredo http://www.ece101.com/2008/11/using-eagle3d-to-generate-virtual-images/comment-page-1/#comment-1655 Alfredo Sun, 21 Feb 2010 20:05:47 +0000 http://www.ece101.com/index.php/?p=803#comment-1655 Hey, Chris! I'm new to using EAGLE. I noticed that when I want to add a component to my schematic using the library(ADD command), the library interface lists the part on the left and the schematic symbol on the right, along with the footprint image. Sometimes, I'm not sure if the part is of the correct type that I want (CAPs: electrolytic, ceramic, etc.) and isn't always easy to tell by the description or the package symbol. I think it would be 100 times cooler and more efficient if I could see the EAGLE 3D rendered image of the part next to the package/footprint image. Is there a way to change the code or create a ULP or some sort of plug-in to introduce this feature to EAGLE? I wouldn't mind being the guy to write the code for it, but give me some direction, please. I know some C#, basic html, and have an intermediate level understanding of object-oriented programming. Can we do this? Hey, Chris! I’m new to using EAGLE. I noticed that when I want to add a component to my schematic using the library(ADD command), the library interface lists the part on the left and the schematic symbol on the right, along with the footprint image. Sometimes, I’m not sure if the part is of the correct type that I want (CAPs: electrolytic, ceramic, etc.) and isn’t always easy to tell by the description or the package symbol. I think it would be 100 times cooler and more efficient if I could see the EAGLE 3D rendered image of the part next to the package/footprint image. Is there a way to change the code or create a ULP or some sort of plug-in to introduce this feature to EAGLE? I wouldn’t mind being the guy to write the code for it, but give me some direction, please. I know some C#, basic html, and have an intermediate level understanding of object-oriented programming. Can we do this?

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