I am deciding on which license to get for the currnt Eagle Cad 7.x (December 2015). There are a few options to consider regarding the PCB size limitations:
- Standard: 160mmx100mm routing area
- Pro: 4mx4m
- Make Pro: 160mmx100mm routing area with variable height and width
This is as per their pricing webpage
My question is: what if I want to make a board 200mm x 50mm, do I need the Pro version, or can I do with the lesser versions in one design?
The dimensions are larger than Standard, but the area is smaller.
The question boils down to whether the license limits by the edge dimensions or the area size? The confusion comes in because the Make Pro version says something about edges being variable heights and width…
Anyone has experience pushing the license limitations?
Best Answer
If you want to make a 200mm by 50mm board, you will run into placement problems past 160mm. There are three ways to work around this.
1) You can work around this using a special placement function, but that can be tedious. It also will fail ERC most of the time. (From what I last remember when I tried this back in 5.X)
2) You can buy the Pro license. (My least favorite option personally)
3) You can use a different CAD program. (If you're a hobbyist, then look at KiCad. There are limitations, but board size isn't one.)
In the end, they're your only real options. However, please take it with a grain of salt as my EagleCAD experience stopped past 5.X