Mail Archives: geda-user/2013/09/18/13:39:31
On 09/18/2013 01:16 PM, Rob Butts wrote:
> I know this is a much discussed subject but I haven't followed it much and
> reading the results of a search is confusing this non-guru-linux user.
>
> I was just about to locate the resistor symbol to make my own version with
> attributes of footprint, part number, digikey part number...
>
> Does this exist?
>
There are 2 questions posed here. First, is there a symbol for a
resistor in the standard library? Yes there is. Look in the MISC
category and pick one of those as a staring point. The other question
is: Does any one already have such a customized resistor symbol? The
answer to this is also yes. However, since attribute preferences and
component style will differ, you're probably better off rolling your
own. I would also suggest that you add your custom attributes to the
gschemrc file located the .gEDA folder found in your home directory.
Then when you click on the attribute Drop down when adding an attribute,
your custom choices will be there. This has 2 advantages: 1) You don't
have to type them every time, and 2) it avoids having slight differences
in the spelling of the attributes when constructing parts.
gschemrc is also where you define the location of your custom component
library(s). So, you would add something like this:
(component-library "${HOME}/gaf/your_local-sym_directory")
(attribute-name "Vendor")
(attribute-name "VendorPN")
(attribute-name "Manufacturer")
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