Re: gEDA-user: stretching components

[richard <richard.bown@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:20:38 +0200
Stefan Salewski <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Mon, 2009-03-30 at 15:42 +0100, richard.bown@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 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

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