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[[Image: Kicadpinwin.png]]
[[Image: Kicadpinwin.png]]
Fill in the "Pin Name", then set your pin's "Size", the "Pin Length", and the "Pin Orientation":
[[Image: kicadpinname.png]]
[[Image: Kicadpinsize.png]]
[[Image: Kicadpinlength.png]]
[[Image: Kicadpinorientation.png]]
Now click "Ok".

Revision as of 01:06, 25 June 2012

Creating Parts

On the top symbol toolbar, click "Library Editor":

Kicadeditor.png

The library editor window should appear. On the top symbol toolbar, click "New Component":

Kicadnewcomp.png

The component creation window should appear. Type in the name of your new component:

Kicadname.png

Now click "Ok". Now you should see your part name and part reference name at the center:

Kicadcenter.png

Right-click the part name and select "Move Field".

Kicadmovefield.png

Move your part name then click again to place it. Repeat this for the part reference name also:

Kicadmovefield2.png

On the right toolbar, click the "add rectangles" button:

Kicadrectangles.png

Click somewhere on the component editor background then move the cursor to form a rectangle. Click again to fix the rectangle size:

Kicadrectangle2.png

On the right toolbar, click "add pins".

Kicadpins.png

Now click somewhere on the component editor background. The pin properties window should appear:

Kicadpinwin.png

Fill in the "Pin Name", then set your pin's "Size", the "Pin Length", and the "Pin Orientation":

Kicadpinname.png

Kicadpinsize.png

Kicadpinlength.png

Kicadpinorientation.png

Now click "Ok".