X-Authentication-Warning: delorie.com: mail set sender to geda-help-bounces using -f X-Recipient: geda-help AT delorie DOT com DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=XM0aytr3S3+UQLMhzwntOERN089AmagMeg+daRJ63xQ=; b=hlSrfx1GrmhV6qxhYg/bTVFCzaPbAZfK0j8ZD+k2AM17lybw7XtyFIr1MPbYq9jmrz VF6OAN/RWCUvF9jYXJcYpIG+8jgKXMVdSx1UORo/h8QZZHAVHh2HKC9duVHFgSx0cLRU CKpqzNY9dzqyuRVr10uHcUnYJt7Cgf4SoZZoHcaMMgcq08ejOpHHKdqDgarYx2kHGWnx ZW+gFcXS7hueX7fnORFykRa65eL2PbTdJ4Wzt81AoHu8mApaxoWEfXoGwmxWyN5jv9Im j5vGn69E0B0FEi1/clrmWkK+YdUNx40UYUaBjRFJRLH3TEO/FWfNSuhbDj8ktIte5xJp ArFg== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.50.49.8 with SMTP id q8mr321635ign.47.1398365789991; Thu, 24 Apr 2014 11:56:29 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <5358E500.3000904@k4gvo.com> References: <5358E500 DOT 3000904 AT k4gvo DOT com> Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2014 14:56:29 -0400 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [geda-help] I need a drawing program to edit a symbol From: Cyrus Vatan To: geda-help AT delorie DOT com Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=047d7bdc17d82e02ba04f7ce6820 Reply-To: geda-help AT delorie DOT com Errors-To: nobody AT delorie DOT com X-Mailing-List: geda-help AT delorie DOT com X-Unsubscribes-To: listserv AT delorie DOT com Precedence: bulk --047d7bdc17d82e02ba04f7ce6820 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 I dont have gschem infront of me right now, but there is a less-than-obvious button to open and edit the symbol in gschem. I think its "edit down" or "modify reference" or something vague. However if youu find the folder where the sybol lives, it is a .sym file which gschem will open and edit. Look on the wiki for a writeup called something like "creating new symbols in gschem" and it will tell you how to properly format the new sym On Apr 24, 2014 8:49 AM, "Jim Lynch" 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. > --047d7bdc17d82e02ba04f7ce6820 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I dont have gschem infront of me right now, but there is a less-than-obv= ious button to open and edit the symbol in gschem.=C2=A0 I think its "= edit down" or "modify reference" or something vague.=C2=A0 H= owever if youu find the folder where the sybol lives, it is a .sym file whi= ch gschem will open and edit.=C2=A0 Look on the wiki for a writeup called s= omething like "creating new symbols in gschem" and it will tell y= ou how to properly format the new sym

On Apr 24, 2014 8:49 AM, "Jim Lynch" &= lt;jim AT k4gvo DOT com> wrote:

I want to take an existing symbol for a terminal block and expand it to mor= e pins. =C2=A0I tried loading it into gschem and I can't figure out how= to do it. =C2=A0I've used a few cad programs over the years and I reca= ll you would draw a part by drawing lines, etc. and then "group" = them. =C2=A0Often you could ungroup them to modify the part. =C2=A0I was lo= oking 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? =C2=A0 Or whatever?

Thanks,
Jim.

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