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I am only a user, so my information may be incomplete.

I believe this is typically done by putting the actual pins at multiples of
a 90 degree angle, but what you do to make it look pretty is to extend the
pins with decorative lines going towards the center of the symbol. This way
the pins can be made to look as if they are all branching out from the
center in a circular fashion.

I'd bet that non-orthogonal pins are possible, but I believe it is quite
burdensome to make things both pretty and to make all of the pins to align
to the grid/spacing used by most other symbols.

On Sun, Mar 6, 2016 at 5:24 PM, Sabin Iacob (iacobs AT m0n5t3r DOT info) [via
geda-user AT delorie DOT com] <geda-user AT delorie DOT com> wrote:

> Hi all
>
> I've been looking for instances of symbols for vacuum tubes / nixies
> (building a nixie display thing), and can't find any.
>
> Is it even possible to have pins rotated / have round bodied symbols
> with pins on the circumference? I can always go for a
> transistor-with-13-leads thing or for a box (like an IC), but I find
> none ot the alternatives thrilling (they'd work for getting a board
> done, as long as no one else sees the schematic, but it's an eyesore).
>
>


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Jason White

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div>I am only a user, so my information may be incom=
plete.<br><br></div>I believe this is typically done by putting the actual =
pins at multiples of a 90 degree angle, but what you do to make it look pre=
tty is to extend the pins with decorative lines going towards the center of=
 the symbol. This way the pins can be made to look as if they are all branc=
hing out from the center in a circular fashion.<br><br></div>I&#39;d bet th=
at non-orthogonal pins are possible, but I believe it is quite burdensome t=
o make things both pretty and to make all of the pins to align to the grid/=
spacing used by most other symbols. <br></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><b=
r><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sun, Mar 6, 2016 at 5:24 PM, Sabin Iacob (<=
a href=3D"mailto:iacobs AT m0n5t3r DOT info">iacobs AT m0n5t3r DOT info</a>) [via <a href=
=3D"mailto:geda-user AT delorie DOT com">geda-user AT delorie DOT com</a>] <span dir=3D"l=
tr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:geda-user AT delorie DOT com" target=3D"_blank">geda-use=
r AT delorie DOT com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" st=
yle=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hi al=
l<br>
<br>
I&#39;ve been looking for instances of symbols for vacuum tubes / nixies<br=
>
(building a nixie display thing), and can&#39;t find any.<br>
<br>
Is it even possible to have pins rotated / have round bodied symbols<br>
with pins on the circumference? I can always go for a<br>
transistor-with-13-leads thing or for a box (like an IC), but I find<br>
none ot the alternatives thrilling (they&#39;d work for getting a board<br>
done, as long as no one else sees the schematic, but it&#39;s an eyesore).<=
br>
<br>
</blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><br>-- <br><div class=3D"gmail_sig=
nature">Jason White</div>
</div>

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