On Tue, 15 Jun 2010 18:59:47 -0000 It's a rather "hidden" function :-)
When you draw the graphic line, if you right click on it and select properties there is a tick box - "common to units" Untick this and the graphic will appear only on the current part selected. Andy "bbt5001" <mo...@bluebelttech.com> wrote: > The library editor in eeschema permits the creation of multi-part devices. > So, if I have quad pack of NAND gates I can draw one and have the graphic to > be the same for all parts. > > But what if the parts are not identical? I know I can have unique text and > pin numbers, but I can not figure out how to have the Part A graphics differ > from the Part B graphics. Any line I modify on A is modified on B (and C) as > well. > > The part I'm trying to create is the Avago HCNR200 optocoupler. This consists > of one internal LED and two photo diodes (PD1 and PD2). I *could* create the > eeschemea model as one library part with all the components in one box, but > that forces my schematics to conform to the physical package constraints. The > correct approach is to have these as 3 independent parts so that they can be > placed in the schematic according to the functional flow. For example, I > should be able to place PD2, the isolated photo diode, on the sheet for the > isolation circuits, while LED and PD1 are on a different sheet. > > This could be extended to something like a relay: schematically, the coil > should be separable from the contacts. > > Can this be done KiCad? > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Please read the Kicad FAQ in the group files section before posting your > question. > Please post your bug reports here. They will be picked up by the creator of > Kicad. > Please visit http://www.kicadlib.org for details of how to contribute your > symbols/modules to the kicad library. > For building Kicad from source and other development questions visit the > kicad-devel group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kicad-develYahoo! Groups > Links > > >
