For our installation blog, we’ll be working with Windows 10, but your experience should largely be similar whether you’re on Windows 7 or Windows 8. Here’s what to do:
Autodesk_EAGLE_8.0_English_Win_64bit.exe
If you get a security warning, select the Run button to continue.
Get started with the Autodesk EAGLE setup processing by accepting the license agreement and selecting ‘Next ‘.
Select the Install button once you have all of your setup settings finalized.
Log into your Autodesk account or create a new one to get started with Autodesk EAGLE.
After signing in you should be greeted with the familiar yet new Autodesk EAGLE Control Panel as shown below! You’re ready to start your next design.
The new Autodesk EAGLE Control Panel in Windows 10.
Quick Note: The first time you open Autodesk EAGLE you’ll likely get a warning dialog saying that a directory doesn’t exist for your files. Autodesk EAGLE is just letting you know that it needs to create this directory to store all of your project files and such. You can select the Yes button to create this directory, and this warning will never show up again.
Autodesk EAGLE is one of few PCB design software available on Mac, which makes it the tool of choice for the growing numbers of Mac-centric engineers out there. The installation process to get Autodesk EAGLE running on a Mac is just as simple as Windows, here’s what to do:
Autodesk_EAGLE_8.0_English_Mac_64bit.pkg
to begin the installation wizard.
Cruise through the Autodesk Installer on Mac OS with the Continue button to accept the license agreement and installation location.
Select the Install button to start your Autodesk EAGLE installation.
After signing it, you’ll be greeted with the Autodesk EAGLE Control Panel as shown below. You are all set on Mac OS!
All set for your next electronic design project with Autodesk EAGLE in MacOS.
Quick Note: The first time you open Autodesk EAGLE you’ll likely get a warning dialog saying that a directory doesn’t exist for your files. Autodesk EAGLE is just letting you know that it needs to create this directory to store all of your project files and such. You can select the Yes button to create this directory, and this warning will never show up again.
Linux is the operating system of choice for those wanting complete control over their computing experience. It’s incredibly easy to get started with Linux these days, and if you’d like to follow along with us, we’d recommend downloading one of the most popular Linux distributions – Ubuntu.
We’ll be installing Autodesk EAGLE on the latest release of Ubuntu, version 16.04, 64-bit. Here’s how to get started:
Autodesk_EAGLE_8.0_English_Linux_64bit.tar.gz
To do this, open your Downloads folder, right-click the Autodesk EAGLE file, and select Open With Archive Manager.
Open your downloaded Autodesk EAGLE installer with the Archive Manager in Ubuntu.
Extract all of your Autodesk EAGLE files to a location of your choice.
Open your newly extracted eagle-8.0.0 folder in the Ubuntu terminal.
Ready to begin with the Autodesk EAGLE Control Panel in Ubuntu.
You’re done! Anytime you want to run Autodesk EAGLE in the future simply pop open your terminal, navigate to the eagle-8.0.0 folder, and enter “./eagle run” to bring up your Control Panel.