Hi EasyEDAers,

New EasyEDA Pro User here, go easy on me 😉

I recently discovered the Reuse Blocks in EasyEDA Pro and so far they've been great. However, I've been trying to find out if this feature expands to PCB layout as well.

I noticed when you create a new Reuse Block, 3 files are created (with as the name of the block/project):

-"" Multiplexing block: Allows pin assignment/layout for block usage in other schematics

-"P1." Main schematic: Where you create the actual schematic and place devices inside the block

"" PCB file: ???

This file doesn't seem to have any interface with the main schematic file, so you can't as far as I can tell place devices you've made in that file and lay out/route as you would a normal PCB project. Unlike a normal project, neither of the schematics also have the "generate/update PCB" button so I don't see a way to make them connect.

The ability to lay out a block PCB with the components you've already made, route traces, and label with silkscreens seems invaluable to me. There very well may be a way to do this that I'm missing, I don't see why the empty PCB file would just be there for no real reason. If there is a way to go about this I would really appreciate the help.

Thanks in advance!

File heirarchy, including mysterious PCB file