Thanks, Brian. KiCad calls preset resistors
'potentiometers', which is perhaps better, but 2 terminal parts
do exist which are not pots. I think 'preset pot'? is the best
description. Your tip to open the Browser is exactly what I was
looking for. It's a bit hidden under the 'View' tab. The option
to choose the number of pins is on another screen, one that's
full of tiny text which i have a problem to read.
On 2024-08-23 17:17, Brian via
groups.io wrote:
Hi John,
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I’m not sure
what a preset resistor is, but I’m willing to learn.
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When I want
to see what is all available, I open the footprint editor
and hit View/Footprint Library Browser
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If you hit
this button, you can see the 3D model- if one has been
assigned to it…
Then you can click your down arrow to flip through the
different footprint.
I could have
sworn there was a filter where you could enter a terminal
number and limit your results to just those footprints.? I
don’t see it now- I found it quite helpful.
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Hope it
helps,
Brian
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Brian
German
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Thanks,
Andy, but to find 'a device in the same package' seems to me
to be a step further away from searching through footprints
for the one I hope is there. The part is a preset resistor,
not a transistor.
isn't
there a screen that shows descriptions and images of
footprints?
On 2024-08-23 15:27, Andy wrote:
However if you don't care about the actual device just find a device in
the same package, then copy it's footprint to your own lib and modify as
required.
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