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Date:	Mon, 23 Apr 2018 17:58:26 +0200
From:	"Gabriel Paubert (paubert AT iram DOT es) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com]" <geda-user AT delorie DOT com>
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Subject:	Re: [geda-user] Adding 'occasional' pins to a symbol
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On Mon, Apr 23, 2018 at 12:30:18PM +0100, Chris Green wrote:
> I am using gschem basically only to draw schematics, I'm not going to
> do any circuit design or PCB layout from it.
> 
> I seem to quite frequently need symbols which are just basic symbols
> but with an extra connection pin.  Is there any easy way to do this or
> should I just copy the symbol and add a pin to make a custom symbol of
> my own?

Make a custom symbol, symbols from files are to be considered immutable.

	Gabriel

> 
> A typical case is one I have just come across.  I'm drawing a circuit
> which has a starter motor on it, this is a 'DC motor' but has the
> starter solenoid built into it.  Thus it has the two main power
> supplying connections but, in addition the one that energises the
> solenoid.  So, is there any easy way to add a pin for this one-off use
> of the DC Motor symbol or do I need to create a custom sysmbol?
> 
> I realise this is probably rather outside the normal way of using
> gschem but it's much the nicest tool I've come across for drawing
> schematics even when they are just for recording existing circuits
> rather than electrical/PCD design.
> 
> -- 
> Chris Green

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