Not so hidden when you know where it is. Thanks, that was perfect. --Jim On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 5:12 PM, Andy Eskelson <andyya...@g0poy.co.uk>wrote:
> > > 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 <moody%40bluebelttech.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? > > > > >
