{"id":554,"date":"2017-03-07T08:00:04","date_gmt":"2017-03-07T16:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/eagle\/blog\/?p=554"},"modified":"2023-09-26T15:37:34","modified_gmt":"2023-09-26T22:37:34","slug":"eagle-first-flights-webinar-taking-off-schematic-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/eagle-first-flights-webinar-taking-off-schematic-design\/","title":{"rendered":"EAGLE First Flights Webinar: Taking Off with Schematic Design"},"content":{"rendered":"

EAGLE First Flights Webinar – Taking Off with Schematic Design<\/a><\/h1>\n

Calling all new Autodesk EAGLE users and those of you new to PCB design! You\u2019ve probably got a ton of great ideas in your head, but when it comes time to sit down and make things happen in your PCB design tool, do you know where to start? There\u2019s an endless array of choices and discoveries to make along the way, but it all starts with your schematic design. So whether this is your first project or you\u2019re just wanting to get up to speed with Autodesk EAGLE, we\u2019ve got a webinar for you. Join us for our First Flights Webinar Series<\/a>, where you\u2019ll first learn to take off with a schematic design. <\/span><\/p>\n

Remember the time<\/h2>\n

I still remember my first electronics design process fondly. I had absolutely no idea where to start, but that didn\u2019t stop me from having some awesome ideas. My first gadget felt pretty ambitious and yet entirely overwhelming. I was tired of losing my house keys every other week, so I wanted to make an RFID smart lock. At least those things are easier to find than your keys, and I could even unlock my door with just my smartphone, I know awesome!<\/span><\/p>\n

But back to the beginning, where was I even supposed to begin with this project? I had a decent idea on how it would all work on paper, and I had taken the time to pencil things out in a rough schematic. But the minute I opened my PCB design software, I had that classic deer in the headlights moment.<\/span><\/p>\n

The truth is, I didn\u2019t have a good perspective at the time on just how many steps there was in the schematic design process alone. Didn\u2019t I just slap some parts down, wire them up, and call it a day? I soon found out that it\u2019s way more involved than just drawing your diagram and calculating the math. I had many things going on in my mind at the time, like:<\/span><\/p>\n