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On Thu, Apr 24, 2014 at 5:18 AM, Jim Lynch <jim AT k4gvo DOT com> wrote:

> I want to take an existing symbol for a terminal block and expand it to
> more pins.  I tried loading it into gschem and I can't figure out how to do
> it.  I've used a few cad programs over the years and I recall you would
> draw a part by drawing lines, etc. and then "group" them.  Often you could
> ungroup them to modify the part.  I was looking at gschem and trying to do
> the same thing, but to no avail.
>
> Is there a way I could use a CAD program to build a part and store it in a
> format that gschem might be able to use?   Or whatever?
>
> Thanks,
> Jim.
>

Do either of these tutorials help?

http://ashwith.wordpress.com/2010/09/23/creating-your-own-symbols-in-gschem/

http://wiki.geda-project.org/geda:gschem_symbol_creation

Bill

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><br><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br><div class=3D"gmail=
_quote">On Thu, Apr 24, 2014 at 5:18 AM, Jim Lynch <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a=
 href=3D"mailto:jim AT k4gvo DOT com" target=3D"_blank">jim AT k4gvo DOT com</a>&gt;</spa=
n> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-=
left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">I want to take an existin=
g symbol for a terminal block and expand it to more pins. =C2=A0I tried loa=
ding it into gschem and I can&#39;t figure out how to do it. =C2=A0I&#39;ve=
 used a few cad programs over the years and I recall you would draw a part =
by drawing lines, etc. and then &quot;group&quot; them. =C2=A0Often you cou=
ld ungroup them to modify the part. =C2=A0I was looking at gschem and tryin=
g to do the same thing, but to no avail.<br>

<br>
Is there a way I could use a CAD program to build a part and store it in a =
format that gschem might be able to use? =C2=A0 Or whatever?<br>
<br>
Thanks,<br>
Jim.<br>
</blockquote></div><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra">Do either of these =
tutorials help?<br><br><a href=3D"http://ashwith.wordpress.com/2010/09/23/c=
reating-your-own-symbols-in-gschem/">http://ashwith.wordpress.com/2010/09/2=
3/creating-your-own-symbols-in-gschem/</a><br>
<br><a href=3D"http://wiki.geda-project.org/geda:gschem_symbol_creation">ht=
tp://wiki.geda-project.org/geda:gschem_symbol_creation</a><br><br></div><di=
v class=3D"gmail_extra">Bill<br></div></div>

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