On Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:20:38 +0200 Stefan Salewski <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Mon, 2009-03-30 at 15:42 +0100, [email protected] > wrote: > > Hi > > I used PCB for the first time today, and I needed to alter the > > distance between pins on a 2 pin through hole device, a large > > capacitor. I found in the gEDA section of the component lib that > > the largest was 1", 1000 mil. > > Is there aa simple way of dragging the pins a bit further apart, > > or does it need to be created as a new component. > > I think stretching is not possible, but you can use PCB in "footprint > mode" to modify footprints. There is a description available > somewhere. > > Or create a new one, there are some tools available to support this. > > Have you looked at > > http://www.luciani.org/geda/pcb/pcb-footprint-list.html > > http://www.gedasymbols.org/ > > If you can not find it, you may post the dimensions, I will post the > footprint... (give: pad diameter, drill diameter, pad separation > center-center, datasheet uri if available, outer shape (diameter or > rectangular dimensions...) > Thanks Stefan , I'll have a look and see if I can get it sorted > -- Best wishes Richard Bown ##################################################################### Registered Linux User 36561 OS: Ubuntu 8.10, Intrepid, on AMD Dual Athlon 64 +4400: 8 GB RAM DDR2 Ham Call: G8JVM , QRA IO82SP, Interests Microwave ##################################################################### _______________________________________________ geda-user mailing list [email protected] http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user
