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Is there a way to easily change a part on the PCB, as it size, by editing it?
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Joseph Massimino 6 years ago
I have been having a hard time with creating my DP3T slide switch, getting so precise is important to make sure parts fit the way they should. I have the correct general shape and pins on the pcb view, but I need to change them. Is there a way to change the over all size of entire switch without going back to the schematic?  In the schematic view, I have snap down to .1 mm, and then it becomes hard to get things exactly where they need to be. Why can't the EasyEDA people expand their library of parts, as it can only lead to less problems for people who are not experts as using all the tools. The demo they do is simplistic, and never addresses the more complicated process of making something that matches an engineering drawing. Just placing pads on a page and drawing a box around it is child's play. Making a switch from a drawing that is exact, is much more difficult.
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andyfierman 6 years ago
"In the schematic view, I have snap down to .1 mm, and then it becomes hard to get things exactly where they need to be." What? Why do you need such a a tiny snap dimension? The dimensions of the physical device only determine the dimensions of the PCB footprint. They have absolutely nothing to do with the schematic symbol. For the schematic symbol you only have to make sure that the pins are correctly spaced to be on the 10 grid so that when you place the symbol in a schematic, the wires in the schematic snap exactly to the symbol pins. You also need to add an outline and make sure there's enough room inside it for the pin names to not overlap or be cluttered but that is easily done.
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Joseph Massimino 6 years ago
I have the PCB view of the part, and it looks as good as it can be until I get the actual part to measure it myself.  The .1 snap is because some dimensions are .4 and ,2, and it is hard to get that with a 1mm snap.  In any case, it looks really good, but I'm not sure how to attach a schematic view to it and save it for my own use.  I looked for the PCLIB editor,  and I opened the schematic editor, but I could not really figure it all out.. At this point I need assistance in getting the part I made,  to a point where it can be used to complete a very simple board.
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Joseph Massimino 6 years ago
I should have said that the dimensions of the silkscreen were put down, and all measurements to the holes needed fro the pins and mounting tabs, were all taken from the edge of the device, so I measure from the edge of the case, which is the screen image  I used as a reference.
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UserSupport 6 years ago
You can use the group/ungroup function [https://docs.easyeda.com/en/PCB/PCB-Tools/index.html#Group-Ungroup](https://docs.easyeda.com/en/PCB/PCB-Tools/index.html#Group-Ungroup)
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Joseph Massimino 6 years ago
I don't see Group and ungroup on any menu in the screen I am in. I can create the part, but not see Group, or ungroup.
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Joseph Massimino 6 years ago
Now I have a part that is the schematic symbol, and this one is user contributed, and i want to attach my PCB part to it. This will get me on my way.  How do I attach my PCB image of the switch, to  this schematic view of another users switch of the same type?
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andyfierman 6 years ago
Please do not ask more than one question in a thread and do not as the same question in two different threads. It makes it really hard to keep track of replies and the topic under discussion. Your last question is answered here: [https://easyeda.com/forum/topic/Video-Tutorial-leaves-information-out-of-part-creation-6b4c02f26bfe4d589cc944f4ca2ab91f](https://easyeda.com/forum/topic/Video-Tutorial-leaves-information-out-of-part-creation-6b4c02f26bfe4d589cc944f4ca2ab91f)
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